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It's official: Bush gets 25

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Bush to wear No. 25 this seasonBy Darren Rovell
ESPN.com

Reggie Bush will get to wear No. 5 after all. There will just be a 2 before it.

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Reggie Bush wore No. 5 during the Saints minicamp. He'll wear 25 during the regular season.

Bush's marketing agent Mike Ornstein told ESPN.com on Thursday that his client will wear No. 25 next season for the New Orleans Saints.

Bush will get the number from Saints running back Fred McAfee. Ornstein said that instead of money changing hands, Bush will give half of the money he had earmarked for charity to McAfee to use for the charity of his choice. Bush pledged to donate 25 percent of the royalties he receives from his jersey sales to Hurricane Katrina-related causes.

"We all went and dug into our pockets and the city is as devastated today as the day it happened," Ornstein said. "And now, everyone has gone on to the next disaster."

In order to get No. 5, the number he wore in high school and in college, the NFL Competition Committee would have had to change the numbering rules. Running backs can only wear Nos. 20-49, and earlier this week, the committee decided not to change the rules.

"Hopefully they will change the rules next year so that Reggie can go back to wearing his old number," Ornstein said.

Not having a number since being picked second in the NFL Draft might have hurt sales of Bush jerseys. Bush was first in pre-orders, according to Reebok vice president Eddie White, but he is now in second place behind Vince Young, who is wearing his college number 10, which he has had since draft day.

"It was a bunch of baloney that not having the No. 5 would hurt his sales," White said. "He could have worn any number, as long as we could have sold it that Sunday, like we did for Vince Young and A.J. Hawk and Matt Leinart. But because he didn't have anything, he's behind Vince."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2457823

A few of us called out. Run out and order your jerseys.

Finally.....glad thats over.

I dont mind 25. It was my second choice after 20.

Now on to the jersey sales.

So, Bush was a nickelback (5), now he's a quarterback (25), right?

Seriously, now that Bush's jersey number has raised exponentially, here's hoping his game does the same!

Just want to go ahead and say I called it. No big deal.

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Originally Posted by TheDeuce

Just want to go ahead and say I called it. No big deal.

YOU?!?!?!? GETDAFUGOUDDAHEA!!!!!! lol

I'm shocked no one has pointed out what a class thing Fred did. He did it for the team, and the city. Not for some money and/or stupid hazing rites (one veteran Eagle made another wash his car every week).

Fred showed great veteran leadership in giving up his number to a younger player that can truly help the city and team.

Yeah, I respect what Freddie did, and think this exemplifies his unselfish character, and he's always been a favorite player of mine because he's from my area. But no one in New Orleans is even a little bent out of shape about the monies most likely diverted from the Hurricane Katrina fund?

No because Freddie is going to give it to the Katrina fund in Mississippi...nothing wrong with that...they need the help too. Either way, its going to a charity so it benefits someone.

Hahaha! Ol' Freddie. He's a good guy. He's been here so long that he lost his nickname, but he's still got heart. He's always making plays and is consistently one of the absolute best on our Special Teams squad year in and year out. Indeed, it was a classy thing he did. Would you expect any less, though? He's been devoted to the Saints for ages.

with # 25 and #26 both in the backfield it could be confusing for the defense
"am i gonna get run over or run by?" :D

I, like many others are eager to get a Reggie Bush jersey, but are there any others who are worried about him trying to change his number to 5 next year? The article quotes Ornstein saying that they will try again next year to get the rule changed. That would leave a whole bunch of #25 jersey owners unhappy.

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Originally Posted by rurafi

Exactly why I am waiting until after the NFL meetings to see if they will allow the change in the future. If they say they will change the rule for 2007, like I said before, I am buying the Bush 5 right off this year.

I walked in champ's yesterday and was about to buy reggie jersey but it dont look right at all i picked it up and put it back on the rack i will try to get it custom made with number 5 i hope they let me do it because i will not put that number 25 on it just dont look right with bush on the back sorry

Not a big deal if Bush gets to wear #5 next year. The #25 will STILL be his rookie jersey, and will probably be a vintage "hot item" if he gets to change to #5 in the future. My opinion is he should embrace 25 and just run with it. Even if he can wear 5 in the future, he should stick with 25 from here on out.