{"id":15255728,"date":"2026-08-14T19:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/burrow-reveals-lsu-told-him-it-wouldnt-use-his-no-9-jersey-again\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T05:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:34:14","slug":"burrow-reveals-lsu-told-him-it-wouldnt-use-his-no-9-jersey-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/burrow-reveals-lsu-told-him-it-wouldnt-use-his-no-9-jersey-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Burrow reveals LSU told him it wouldn't use his No. 9 jersey again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cincinnati Bengals and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow<\/a> revealed that LSU officials had previously told him his No. 9 jersey wouldn’t be worn by another Tigers player.<\/p>\n

“They told me that they wouldn’t use it again, but you never know what happens,” Burrow said Thursday, per WCPO 9’s Caleb Noe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Burrow’s comments come amid a dispute between LSU and Jayden Daniels<\/a>, another Heisman Trophy-winning Tigers quarterback. Daniels’ lawyers recently sent a letter to LSU demanding that it stop using his name, image, and likeness, after the school allowed cornerback D.J. Pickett<\/a> to wear No. 5, Daniels’ old number, this season. The cease-and-desist letter alleges that LSU has used Daniels’ NIL past its authorization date, but no specific instances were cited, according to The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Burrow declined to weigh in on the controversy between LSU and Daniels. Notably, no Tigers player has worn No. 9 since Burrow led the team to an undefeated season and national title in 2019.<\/p>\n

“I don’t necessarily have too many thoughts at this time,” Burrow said. “I don’t know enough about the situation to have any thoughts.”<\/p>\n

Despite the issues, Daniels said Thursday that he’s optimistic<\/a> that a resolution “will get done privately” as he focuses on preparing for his third NFL campaign.<\/p>\n

However, Pickett, who wore No. 3 as a freshman in 2025, doesn’t intend to give up his new number easily, saying LSU “promised” it to him, per Louisiana First News’ Chessa Bouche<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Daniels concluded his collegiate career by playing his final two seasons at LSU, becoming the third Tigers player to capture the Heisman Trophy after recording 50 total touchdowns in 2023.<\/p>\n

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