On Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the signing of running back Rico Dowdle official. Dowdle was in the building, signed his contract and addressed the media as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. And on social media, Dowdle announced what his jersey number would be as a member of the Steelers.
According to Dowdle, he will wear No. 13 this season for the Steelers. This will be the fourth different number Dowdle has had during his career. When Dowdle played for the Carolina Panthers, he wore No. 5, and when he was with the Dallas Cowboys, he wore both No. 23 and No. 34.
Most recently, wide receiver Scotty Miller wore No. 13. Miller was in Pittsburgh the last two seasons. Before Miller, wide receiver Myles Boykin wore No. 13 in 2022 and 2023 and before him, wide receiver James Washington wore it from 2018-2022.
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Pittsburgh signed Dowdle after losing running back Kenneth Gainwell to free agency. Dowdle’s rushing style meshes well with starter Jaylen Warren and his history with head coach Mike McCarthy will serve him well with the Steelers.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers RB Rico Dowdle announces new jersey number
