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NFL free agency is mostly over for the Philadelphia Eagles as they prepare for the 2016 NFL Draft. The Eagles added a bunch of new players this offseason which means it's time for new jersey numbers.
New players
4 - QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson - Last worn by the legendary G.J. Kinne.
10 - QB Chase Daniel - Last worn by Jonathan Krause.
11 - WR Chris Givens - Last worn by TIM TEBOW.
14 - WR Seantavius Jones - Last worn by Riley Cooper.
18 - WR Jonathan Krause - Last worn by Rasheed Bailey.
21 - CB Leodis McKelvin - Last worn by Jerome Couplin.
23 - S Rodney McLeod - Last worn by Nolan Carroll.
33 - CB Ron Brooks - Last worn by Chris Prosinski.
38 - CB Aaron Grymes - Last worn by E.J. Biggers.
48 - RB Ross Scheuerman - Last worn by Raheem Mostert.
53 - LB Nigel Bradham - Last worn by Najee Goode.
79 - OG Brandon Brooks - Last worn by Tanner Hawkinson.
82 - WR Xavier Rush - Last worn by Justin Tukes.
Current players who changed their number
22 - CB Nolan Carroll (used to be 23) - Last worn by Marc Anthony.
26 - CB Jaylen Watkins (used to be 37) - Last worn by Walter Thurmond.
28 - S Jerome Couplin (used to be 21) - Last worn by Earl Wolff.
52 - LB Najee Goode (used to be 53) - Last worn by Brad Jones.
73 - OT Tanner Hawinkson (used to be 79) - Last worn by Brett Boyko.
High-level jersey number analysis
Part of the Eagles' recruiting pitch to free agents must have included a promise to allow them to keep their jersey numbers. Daniel, Givens, McKelvin, McLeod, R. Brooks, Bradham, and B. Brooks are all keeping the same number they used last season.
It will be hard for the new No. 14 to be worst than the last.
Weird seeing No. 10 go back to a quarterback after being a wide receiver ever since the days of DeSean Jackson. Daniel is the first Eagles QB to wear No. 10 since Koy Detmer.
Cool to see Brandon Brooks get Todd Herremans' old No. 79 jersey.
The Eagles gave away Thurmond's and Biggers' numbers. There wasn't much doubt they wouldn't be back, but this is more (unofficial) confirmation. Seyi Ajirotutu's No. 16 remains available, for what it's worth.
MBT has huge shoes to fill.