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Saints News, 3/17/15: Keenan Lewis Switches Number to 21 so C.J. Spiller Can Have 28

From Mike Triplett at ESPN.com: New Orleans Saints cornerback Keenan Lewis announced on Instagram that he’ll change his jersey number to 21 so new running back C.J. Spiller can have No. 28. “28 mean a lot to Spiller, and I respect that. I’m not selfish a team guy,” wrote Lewis, who said he’d buy a new jersey for fans who have his old jersey and a receipt. Lewis said he was deciding between 21 (for his “idol” Deion Sanders) and 23 (which he wore with the Pittsburgh Steelers before coming to New Orleans as a free agent). Lewis wore No. 6 at Oregon State.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saints?src=hash">#Saints</a> CB Keenan Lewis switches number to 21 so new RB C.J. Spiller can have 28 <a href="http://t.co/9nYocRyMGR">http://t.co/9nYocRyMGR</a></p>&mdash; Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeTriplett/status/588754502511157249">April 16, 2015</a></blockquote>

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