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Seahawks give Russell Wilson’s old jersey number to CB Artie Burns

The Seattle Seahawks didn’t have anybody wearing No. 3 last season after trading Russell Wilson away to the Denver Broncos. This year is going to be different, though.

Yesterday the team announced that they have re-signed cornerback Artie Burns, who battled injuries last season and only appeared in three games for Seattle. Burns wore No. 21 last year, but that’s been taken by the team’s No. 5 overall draft pick, Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon.

Apparently instead Burns will be taking up Wilson’s old No. 3. The roster on the website lists it as such, anyway.

via Seahawks.com

While it’s not a huge deal, it is another blow to the legacy of Wilson, who’s undoubtedly the greatest quarterback in franchise history. At some point we expect him to mend the fences with the organization and retire as a Seahawk, but that may be far in the future.

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