Number, please
When the Seahawks take to the practice field Friday morning, Pro Bowl linebacker Julian Peterson will be wearing No. 98 – the same number he wore for the first six seasons of his NFL career while playing with the San Francisco 49ers.
Peterson has worn No. 59 the past two seasons with the Seahawks because former defensive end Grant Wistrom had the preferred 98 when Peterson was signed as a free agent in 2006. Wistrom is gone, so No. 98 is back where Peterson feels it belongs.
And what of Baraka Atkins, the defensive end who wore No. 98 last year during his rookie season? He's now No. 59. No word yet on whether Peterson provided any, well, incentive for the digital do-over.
Posted by Miyagi_Hawk at 7/23/08 11:38 a.m.
This would explain why the Seahawks Pro Shop put Peterson's #59 jersey on sale at half price earlier this off season. I was concerned back then that perhaps a draft-day trade was in the works.