Former Vols edge rusher Byron Young explains why he chose a unique to number to wear in the NFL
When former Tennessee Vols edge rusher Byron Young takes the field for the Los Angeles Rams in Week One of the regular season, he'll make franchise history. Young, thanks to a new NFL rule, will be the first Rams player to ever wear No. 0. Steve Bagarus previously wore No. 00 with the Rams in […]
When former Tennessee Vols edge rusher Byron Young takes the field for the Los Angeles Rams in Week One of the regular season, he'll make franchise history.
Young, thanks to a new NFL rule, will be the first Rams player to ever wear No. 0.
Steve Bagarus previously wore No. 00 with the Rams in 1947.
The No. 0 will be allowed to utilized by players in 2023 for the first time since the 1973 season.
Young, who was No. 6 at Tennessee, explained to ESPN this week that he chose to wear 0 because he felt like he was given a 0 percent chance to make it to the NFL.
"Where I came from and my journey, [it] was like basically a 0 percent chance for you to make it to this level," said Young (via ESPN).
"I fought through it and now I'm here, so I don't want to forget that part," added Young.
The former Vols standout was famously an assistant manager at a Dollar General before attending a tryout at Georgia Military College. That tryout eventually led Young to Tennessee, where he developed into a feared pass rusher that was selected by the Rams in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Young is poised to play a big role in the Rams' defense this fall thanks to Los Angeles' youth along the defensives line.
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