Tom Brady Hates The New NFL Jersey Number Rules

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is not excited about the new NFL rule that expands jersey number options for certain positions and expressed his dissatisfaction with it on his Instagram story.

"Good luck trying to block the right people now!" Brady said. "Going to make for a lot of bad football!"

ESPN reports Brady then posted a screen capture of a story about the rule and tagged the NFL and NFL Players Association, with the words "DUMB" and "Why not let the Lineman wear whatever they want too? Why have numbers? Just have colored jerseys...why not wear the same number?...DUMB."

The new rule allows quarterbacks, punters, and place kickers to wear numbers 1-19, defensive backs 1-49, and then running backs, tight ends and wide receivers 1-49 and 80-89. Offensive linemen can wear 50-79, defensive linemen 50-79 and 90-99, and linebackers 1-59 and 90-99, per NFL Communications.

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