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Minnesota Vikings: Jersey numbers for new players announced

By Adam Carlson

Nov 29, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans free safety Michael Griffin (33) huddles with teammates prior to the game against the Oakland Raiders at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 29, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans free safety Michael Griffin (33) huddles with teammates prior to the game against the Oakland Raiders at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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The jersey numbers the 4 new members of the Minnesota Vikings who were acquired in free agency will wear during the 2016 NFL season have been announced.

Minnesota has been busy during free agency this year, bringing in 4 new faces to the Vikings for the 2016 NFL season. Guard Alex Boone, safety Michael Griffin, linebacker Travis Lewis and linebacker Emmanuel Lamur have all signed deals with the team and are ready to get to work under head coach Mike Zimmer.

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One of the smaller steps in getting these players on the field is choosing a jersey number. Some of these numbers have some historical significance or emotional connections to fans, but these 4 players wasted no time picking numbers to represent them.

Here is are the numbers each player chose and some of the players who have previously held those numbers:

#76 Alex Boone, guard

  • Boone has some big shoes to fill after moving on from wearing #75 and going to #76. The 76 jersey has some great history after being worn by some of the best guards in the team’s history. Guys like Paul Dickson, Tim Irwin, Chris Liwienski and Steve Hutchinson have all worn this number proudly and been great contributors to the team.

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#33 Michael Griffin, safety

  • Griffin gets to keep the #33 that he wore during his days with the Tennessee Titans. Former Minnesota Vikings to wear this number include Brent McClanahan and 3-time Super Bowl champion Roger Craig. He’ll have an opportunity to rejuvenate this jersey number with his debut season in Minnesota.

#50 Travis Lewis, linebacker

  • Lewis is another guy who gets to keep his previous number. He wore #50 for the Detroit Lions, but now he will join Jeff Siemon, Ray Berry, Pete Bercich and others as Minnesota Vikings who have worn this number for the team.

#59 Emmanuel Lamur, linebacker

  • Finally, Lamur also gets to keep the #59 he wore with the Cincinnati Bengals before coming to the Vikings. That jersey number has been worn by some great members of Minnesota’s football team, including Lonnie Warwick, Matt Blair, Heath Farwell and others.

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It’s great to see these four members of the Minnesota Vikings take the step of choosing jersey numbers. While some of those numbers have a rich history with the franchise, there is little doubt that Boone, Griffin, Lewis, and Lamur will do their best to make the players who formerly wore those numbers proud.

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