re: 18 being given today

How about players and fans quit worrying about jersey numbers?

The players should wear whatever jersey number they get and focus on being a great player. If they do that, then whatever number they are/were wearing will be "cool."

If you think I'm full of it, then think about Alvin Kamara.

When he was issued the 41 jersey, fans were like, "Really? 41? That's awkward." Even Kamara didn't like.

But that's okay because at the time Sean Payton said Kamara wouldn't stay in the "41" jersey and that he would be able to change it.

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"I was like, 'Man, 41?!" Kamara told ESPN Baton Rouge's Matt Moscona. "And Coach (Sean) Payton was like, 'Oh no, that's temporary. We'll change it. You're gonna be out of it. Don't worry about it.' And I was like, 'Alright.' I mean, it's cool.

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As it turned out, Kamara decided to rock the "41" jersey.

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"I've had opportunities to change, I mean, I've still got opportunities to change right now. I think I'm gonna stick with it. ... I think I'm gonna ride with the 41, I think I like it. I think all the fans and everybody, they've grown to it, too. So I think I'm gonna stay with it."

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The rest, as they say, is history.