{
  "id": 2568909,
  "title": "22 days until Saints opener: Every player to wear the No. 22 jersey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/22-days-until-saints-opener-every-player-to-wear-the-no-22-jersey",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T11:55:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/22-days-until-saints-opener-115525986.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New Orleans Saints will open their 2026 regular season on September 13th against the Detroit Lions. Veteran cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. will wear No. 22 for the team, becoming the 21st New Orleans player to do so. Emerson was signed this offseason to strengthen the cornerback position and recently switched from No. 47 to No. 22. Looking back at the history of the No. 22 jersey, RB Charlie Brown holds the distinction of being the first player and first draft pick to wear the number, despite limited success in his early years with the Saints.",
  "summary": "Saints great Mark Ingram II, Super Bowl XLIV hero Tracy Porter, and the explosive Rashid Shaheed top the players who wore 22 in New Orleans history.",
  "key_points": [
    "New Orleans Saints open 2026 season on September 13th",
    "Martin Emerson Jr. wears No. 22 jersey for Saints",
    "Charlie Brown first player to wear No. 22 in 1959"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}