When the New Orleans Saints first revealed Thursday that new quarterback Derek Carr will be wearing the No. 4, there was genuine concern among some fans for the player who wore the jersey the last two years – punter Blake Gillikin.
Gillikin was made a restricted free agent Wednesday when the Saints didn’t make a contract offer before the 3 p.m. deadline.
On Thursday morning, the Saints revealed that Carr would be given the number that he wore with the Raiders and during his college career at Fresno State.
At that point, it seemed that Gillikin’s future with the team was in some question.
By Thursday afternoon, all doubt was removed on the fourth-year pro’s status with the Saints. He will indeed be returning to the Saints for the 2023 season, but he’ll be wearing a new jersey number.
Gillikin confirmed his new jersey, No. 5, with a light-hearted tweet responding to the news that he’ll remain in New Orleans.
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Back to work!! ⚜️Also, Derek wanted my number https://t.co/NySld0RpbX pic.twitter.com/QJvChKmBk6
— Blake Gillikin (@blakegillikin) March 16, 2023
All those Saints fans concerned about Gillikin can relax knowing that he is back in New Orleans, and not taking the loss of his jersey number all that seriously.
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