Cowboy Linebacker Pays Six Figures For Romo s No. 9 By Anthony Riccobono
on May 26 2021 4:59 AM Reporter Candice Crawford and NFL football player Tony Romo arrive at the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Arlington, Texas. Reuters/ Mike Stone
Changing jersey numbers might not seem like a big deal for NFL players, but for Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith it apparently means a whole lot. Smith will take the same number worn by former quarterback Tony Romo, and doing so will cost him a pretty penny.
While a specific price tag hasn t been announced, the Cowboys confirmed that Smith’s uniform number is changing from No. 54 to No. 9 in a move that ESPN reported will cost Smith somewhere in the mid-six figures.
Dallas Cowboys News: Switching To Tony Romo’s Jersey Number Costs Linebacker Six Figures
05/25/21 AT 2:59 PM
Changing jersey numbers might not seem like a big deal for NFL players, but for Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith it apparently means a whole lot. Smith will take the same number worn by former quarterback Tony Romo, and doing so will cost him a pretty penny.
While a specific price tag hasn t been announced, the Cowboys confirmed that Smith’s uniform number is changing from No. 54 to No. 9 in a move that ESPN reported will cost Smith somewhere in the mid-six figures.
Smith wore No. 9 at Notre Dame.