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Russell Street Report Ravens Links Asa Jackson’s Number Is Now 27

Asa Jackson’s Number is now 27

Asa Jackson apparently is changing his number to 27. Back on April Fool’s Day, a day when, especially if you’re a reader of this site, you know that you can’t trust anyone, he posted this photo on Instagram:

April fools? #maybe #maybenot A photo posted by Asa Jackson (@white_shoe_bandit) on Apr 1, 2015 at 9:54am PDT

He apparently wasn’t joking around. This tweet came from earlier today.

If I was a Raven (still waiting on a call), I would want to avoid that number at all costs, at least for the next couple of years. To each his own, I guess.

In case you needed more proof that Asa Jackson’s number is now 27, here’s a Tweet from a fan that Jackson retweeted:

@WSB_916 I just wanted to say thank you for the signed gear. You are awesome and extremely generous! Thanks again! pic.twitter.com/v8JcTwUScr — Rithik Hemanth (@legomania105) April 17, 2015

If you look closely, you can see his signature along with the number 27.

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Joe Redemann of numberFire breaks down the career of a wide receiver. He highlights how first round picks have a good chance of becoming a highly productive wideout in their first year, especially in recent years. He also looks at how receivers who show that they can produce into their 30s tend to continue to contribute at a high level for a while. LINK