A high-profile New Orleans Saints rookie has already changed his jersey number ahead of Week 1.
Kool-Aid McKinstry, the team’s second-round pick this year, debuted with the No. 34 over the summer, much to the chagrin of some fans.
Now that number’s out—McKinstry will wear the No. 14.
A social media post from Tyrann Mathieu on Instagram seemed to leak the news late this week, with the team’s official website seeming to confirm it by matching the change.
Whether fans react any better to that number is up for debate, seeing as it isn’t often a starting cornerback darts around the field with No. 14. In college at Alabama, the hyped rookie wore No. 1, but that’s been unavailable since it belongs to Alontae Taylor.
The Saints did have other numbers available, such as No. 27 or even No. 2, so it might prove interesting to hear why McKinstry has gone this route.
Even more interesting, though, is how McKinstry can fit into the puzzle that is the secondary as a rookie, with Marshon Lattimore and Paulson Adebo getting major looks and a breakout like Rico Payton, who would’ve been claimed by other teams, also getting some hype.
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