Competition Committee proposes allowing LBs to wear jersey numbers in the 40s

For more than 40 years, the NFL has made linebackers wear jersey numbers in the 50s and 90s. But that could be changing. The league’s Competition Committee has proposed allowing linebackers to don jerseys with numbers in the 40s. The reason, the committee said, was a “(shortage) of available numbers for linebackers.” The current rule…