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A pocket pair of 8s: Browns' Jared Verse, Dillion ...
Key takeaways
- Verse, who was acquired by the Browns in Monday's blockbuster trade that sent Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, was on the field Wednesday for his first practice wearing the No.
- But not too far away was Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel ... who was also wearing his usual No. 8 jersey.
- NFL rules permit two players to wear duplicate jersey numbers during the offseason workout program and training camp, when rosters consist of 90 players.
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Verse, who was acquired by the Browns in Monday's blockbuster trade that sent Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, was on the field Wednesday for his first practice wearing the No. 8 jersey he has donned for the first two years of his NFL career.
But not too far away was Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel ... who was also wearing his usual No. 8 jersey.
NFL rules permit two players to wear duplicate jersey numbers during the offseason workout program and training camp, when rosters consist of 90 players. Needless to say, though, this number predicament will have to get sorted out at some point.
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