Raiders CB Eric Stokes has surprising inspiration behind number switch
Eric Stokes switched numbers this offseason. And his inspiration was unexpected.
Raiders CB Eric Stokes switched numbers this offseason. He wore 22 last season for the Raiders and this offseason took the number... 5?
It's an interesting choice for a DB, but more and more DBs are going with single digits these days since the league opened up single digits to positions other that quarterbacks, kickers, and punters. But why 5? He didn't wear that number in the pros or in college.
It wasn't even part of his number. According to Stokes, he went back to his childhood for his inspiration. “My high school number was number five, but the biggest reason was I was a big Reggie Bush fan growing up, so I wanted number five growing up," said Stokes.
"I wanted to throw up the Trojan, I wanted to go to USC because I was a big Bush fan. Growing up, I was a running back doing all the stuff, I wanted five, and that was just memorable to me. So, it's just bringing back childhood memories, just bringing back some of the other little things.