DeAndre Hopkins, Dalvin Cook may change numbers due to new rule

Per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Hopkins wore No. 6 in college. 

Cook, meanwhile, rocked No. 4 at Florida State and could revert to that number from his current No. 33. According to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the ball-carrier is currently "looking at the inventory costs" that would come with making the switch. 

PFT's Mike Florio explains that a player must spend his own money to acquire unsold jerseys before moving to a new number for the 2021 season. A player could change his number for the 2022 campaign at no cost.

Cook put pen to paper on a five-year contract extension on Sept. 12 that, per Over the Cap, could be worth up to $63 million. Needless to say, he can afford to buy any unsold inventory of jerseys this spring or summer. 

Meanwhile, Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has made it clear he's not a fan of the rule change.