Bengals receiver Antonio Bryant was assigned No. 81 after he joined the team in March; last year, Bryant wore 89 with the Bucs. The newest member of the team, Terrell Owens, has worn No. 81 for all of his NFL career.
And so the two teammates have worked out a deal that will allow T.O. to continue to wear his signature number.
Warren Sapp of NFL Network reports that an unknown amount of money was paid by Owens to Bryant, with some of the cash going to charity.
Coincidentally, Bryant once wore Owens’ No. 81 with the 49ers, the team with which T.O. started his career.