Calvin Ridley Announces He Will Be the First Jaguar To Wear No. 0

Calvin Ridley will make history when he dons his Jaguars uniform for the first time.

Calvin Ridley is officially agent zero. 

With new NFL bylaws announced on Tuesday that will permit players to officially wear No. 0, Ridley announced he will be the first Jaguars to ever don the number.

Excited to be the first @Jaguars player to wear zero - shout out to @JagsEquip! #ReadyToWork pic.twitter.com/MfympKGWSl

— CALVIN RIDLEY (@CalvinRidley1) March 28, 2023

Calvin Ridley will wear No. 0. #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/Recqc0Jgf9

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) March 28, 2023

The decision to allow players to wear No. 0 is one of nine rules passed at this year's annual Owners Meetings in Phoenix. The rule was proposed by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Ridley was reinstated by the NFL earlier this month after being suspended indefinitely during the 2022 season for violating the league's gambling rules. 

Ridley, the No. 26 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, caught 217 passes for 3,061 yards and 26 touchdowns in his first three seasons. He played in five games in 2021 before stepping away from the team, catching 31 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns.

"Yeah, obviously, we're excited to get Calvin, we're excited to, you know, have him cleared a few weeks ago by the league and all of that, and that's behind him now," Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said this week. 

"Gone back and watched a lot of his tape from Atlanta and the things that he does well, and, you know, it is some of the same things that we do within our system and within our offense. I think he's gonna be a great piece for Trevor, obviously. He's going to work great with Christian and Zay, even with Evan, and he's gonna bring, you know, he's gonna bring, I think, another level to that receiving room that we need."

The Jaguars traded for Ridley at last year's trade deadline, sending a 2023 fifth-round and a conditional 2024 pick.

The 2024 pick will be at least a fourth-rounder if Ridley makes the team. If he hits a play-time milestone, it’ll be a third-rounder. But, if the Jaguars are able to get a long-term deal done, it will be a second-rounder.

“Today's reinstatement by the NFL brings an end to a challenging chapter of my professional career, one that was self-inflicted and began with an isolated lapse in judgement," Ridley said in a statement following his reinstatement. 

"I have always owned my mistakes and this is no different. I have great respect for the game and am excited for the opportunity to restart my career in Jacksonville. I look forward to showing my new coaches, teammates, and the entire Jaguars organization exactly who I am and what I represent as a player and person.”