Wilson’s number change would land as a footnote on most days and for most players. Not this number though. Murray wore No. 1 for the Cardinals the last seven years, driving jersey sales and representing the future face of the franchise by single digits.
It became available when Arizona released Murray, and his place in franchise history wasn’t enough to prevent the team from handing it to another player. The ever-confident Wilson pulled it off with gusto, picking No. 1 for the first time in his college or NFL career.
1. will be Wilson’s fifth career jersey number. He began his NFL career as the No. 51 in Cleveland, changed to his college number (30) when he joined the Patriots in 2022, dropped that number to 3 after the NFL loosened jersey number requirements in 2023, then dropped one to No. 2 upon arrival in Arizona in 2024.
Now, Wilson is signaling that he is the one for the Cardinals defense by wearing the No.