UPDATE: Charlie Whitehurst revealed that the entire story was a hoax. He told The Tennessean on June 2 that he planted the picture on Instagram as a joke. "That was kind of my first real experience with that whole … Twitter stuff. Some of the guys later were telling me, `Hey, they're killing you on there.' I wasn't really paying much attention to it. But that's the first time I realized how modern media can happen."
Whitehurst also revealed that he asked punter Brett Kern upon arriving in Tennessee about how connected to the No. 6 jersey he was, and when Kern said he wanted to keep it, Whitehurst moved on.
ORIGINAL STORY: Veteran backup quarterback Charlie Whitehurst has played for four different teams over the course of his eight-year NFL career. But one thing has never changed: He has always worn the No. 6 jersey.
Until now.
You see, Whitehurst joined the Tennessee Titans during the offseason and wanted to continue wearing the No. 6 jersey. He has been wearing it ever since his days as the signal-caller at Clemson.
The only problem is that punter Brett Kern has worn that same number since joining the Titans in 2009.
Usually a new player will offer a payment to a veteran payment in exchange for a specific jersey number, but Kern did not want Whitehurst's money. He instead challenged Whitehurst to an arm-wrestling contest. The winner would get to wear the No. 6 jersey.
Whitehurst did not win.
Now, before you start laughing at Whitehurst for losing a arm-wrestling match to a punter, know that at 6-2, 215 pounds, Kern isn't exactly a scrawny guy.
At least Whitehurst didn't lose to a kicker.
Now that would be embarrassing.