Hakeem Nicks will wear #14 [Merge]

[Dustin]

Hakeem Nicks will wear number 14 with the Colts, @CraigKColts announces. #Colts

— Josh Wilson (@JoshWilsonSB)

April 16, 2014

[lollygagger8]

[Get Lucky]

TY wears 13, Nicks 14, Brazil 15, Rogers 16, Whalen 17, then we have Reggie with 87

[CR91]

11 was my guess. Im just happy he didnt choose 81

[pgt_rob]

Word.

 

12-17 will be tearing it up, along with 87.

[TKnight24]

The laws of WRism continue to be changed by the

[ProblChld32]

Interesting choice, I wonder if there is any meaning behind his chosing of that # 

[Peytonparker]

I wonder why he didn't stick with 88

[BProland85]

Is 88 retired by the Colts? I obviously knew 18 was, but I didn't think 88 was. I don't really like 14 for a WR. I was hoping for 85 for Nicks.

[MB-ColtsFan]

TY wears 13, Nicks 14, Brazil 15, Rogers 16, Whalen 17, then we have Reggie with 87

All the duckies are in alignment.

...well, with the exception of the exceptional one, of course.

[jvan1973]

Is 88 retired by the Colts? I obviously knew 18 was, but I didn't think 88 was. I don't really like 14 for a WR. I was hoping for 85 for Nicks.

18 isn't retired, but it will be

[#18forever]

18 isn't retired, but it will be

18 is retired, Mr. Irsay said the day that they released Manning that no Colt will wear the #18 again

[indyagent17]

82 and 89 are both retired so with Marvin being retired soon it means more receivers will chose numbers in the teens

[CantBeStopped]

18 is retired, Mr. Irsay said the day that they released Manning that no Colt will wear the #18 again

it is not yet retired. Sure no one will wear it but it most likely wont be officially retired until peyton retires

[That Guy]

My lucky number!  That may have just increased his jersey sales by 1!

[Nobody]

We need to stop retiring so many numbers.. We can't just retire all numbers in the 80s.. Keep not to priorities, all time, top 3 at their position all time. Marv, Peyton, Unitas, etc.

[BrentMc11]

My lucky number!  That may have just increased his jersey sales by 1!

One of mine too!  7+7=14......2 touchdowns per game thank you!  OK..not this guy

 

[COLTS449]

I was hoping he would wear a number in the 80's. 81, 85, etc. It will be weird with so many WR's wearing numbers in the teens. LOL.

[jvan1973]

18 is retired, Mr. Irsay said the day that they released Manning that no Colt will wear the #18 again

it hasn't been retired yet, but it will be

[Flash7]

This is hilarious!

 

And I like #14 for Nicks, only on the Colts though. I like that our receiving corps has challenged the norm, having receivers with numbers 13-17, and 87.

[bavanlan]

We need to stop retiring so many numbers.. We can't just retire all numbers in the 80s.. Keep not to priorities, all time, top 3 at their position all time. Marv, Peyton, Unitas, etc.

Retired jerseys should be used for transcendent players. That's Unitas and Manning. Marvin falls into the same category as John Mackey; Great and HOFer, not transcendent.

[1yrdandacloudofdust]

I hate the idea of retiring numbers. What happens when u run out of them. Its going to be wrs wearing 308 or something.

This is one thing the Cowboys got right. Keep the numbers a tradition and just honor individual players. The NFL and other sports should outlaw retiring numbers

[BigQandTheManiac]

14???

[BigQandTheManiac]

is there something wrong with the number 85 that i don't know about?

[fvegas]

is there something wrong with the number 85 that i don't know about?

According to the roster, it is in use by the one and only...Martel Webb.

[Smonroe]

According to the roster, it is in use by the one and only...Martel Webb.

So, you're saying it will be available soon?

I kid. I wish Martel success, even if he did go to that school up north.

[HtownColt]

At least our receivers aren't nicknamed the Smurfs anymore

[bavanlan]

So, you're saying it will be available soon?

I kid. I wish Martel success, even if he did go to that school up north.

I actually wouldn't be surprised to see Nicks change numbers after the preseason cuts.

[Smonroe]

I actually wouldn't be surprised to see Nicks change numbers after the preseason cuts.

Could be, some of these guys take it very seriously. Remember when Rhodes came back and tried to get Bullits number? Melvin wouldn't give it up because he wore it to honor his dad.

Then, some of them want a fresh start with a new number.

[The Peytonator]

Retired jerseys should be used for transcendent players. That's Unitas and Manning. Marvin falls into the same category as John Mackey; Great and HOFer, not transcendent.

 

 

I agree, yet this is our list of retired numbers....

 

18 - Manning

19 - Unitas

22 - Buddy Young

24 - Lenny Moore

70 - Art Donovan

77 - Jim Parker

82 - Raymond Berry

89 - Gino Marchetti

 

That's a lot of numbers retired, and all but Peyton played for Baltimore. Buddy Young played for 3 years with the Colts. They were all good players, but I wouldn't consider any of them transcendent. Throw in Marvin's number and Reggie's in a couple years, and people are going to have to wear decimals.

[trueblueblood]

is there something wrong with the number 85 that i don't know about?

It's not that serious...

[Dustin]

It's not that serious...

Yeah good thing you put that guy in his place. He really blew up there lol

[Kenny]

I agree, yet this is our list of retired numbers....

 

18 - Manning

19 - Unitas

22 - Buddy Young

24 - Lenny Moore

70 - Art Donovan

77 - Jim Parker

82 - Raymond Berry

89 - Gino Marchetti

 

That's a lot of numbers retired, and all but Peyton played for Baltimore. Buddy Young played for 3 years with the Colts. They were all good players, but I wouldn't consider any of them transcendent. Throw in Marvin's number and Reggie's in a couple years, and people are going to have to wear decimals.

 

I doubt Marv or Reg will have their numbers retired.

[#18forever]

I doubt Marv or Reg will have their numbers retired.

Even if they don't get retired, which i think at least Reggie's will be, nobody/ not many people would wear the jersey anyway out of respect for Reggie and Marvin

[a06cc]

88 is Marvin Harrison. Marvin was as must of a part of this franchise as Peyton was. When he went down so did our team. It was the coming of the end of the Manning era. Now if Nicks changed to 88 he better play like it.

[Caleb3502]

#88 was Mackey's number too

[imacoltfan]

I bet Tom Ramsey is upset 14 is not retired.

[southwest1]

I can't stop watching that Lollygager. Does that make me a tea bagger? LOL! Okay, SW1 better shut up & move on before I land in some really hot water. My bad. 

[southwest1]

I never understood the mystique of jersey numbers anyway outside of the QB position. Look, I get that free agents wanna keep their old number from their previous squad if they can & negotiate with the current player for their desired number, but unless you're wearing double zeros on your back, does it really matter all that much? Not really. 

[The Peytonator]

I doubt Marv or Reg will have their numbers retired.

 

 

Marvin's number may not be officially retired, but obviously Nicks isn't wearing it for some reason. Typically players want to keep the same number when they change teams if it's at all possible, so that leads me to believe 88 is not available. It's a pretty popular number and yet it hasn't been worn in 6 years. If 88 is unavailable, I have a feeling 87 will be as well. Reggie won't hit Marvin's TD record, but he'll surpass him in yards and catches if he plays another two years. 

 

Either way, I'm not a fan of all this retiring numbers business. I wouldn't even care if somebody wore 18. It's just a number and they shouldn't be retired. We should remember names, not the number attached to them.