J.J. McCarthy's Giants number remains unclear with No. 9 and No. 6 taken

The Giants traded for J.J. McCarthy on Monday, and he is set to start while Jaxson Dart is injured. His jersey number is unsettled: Isaiah Likely wears No. 9, and Dart's No. 6 is unavailable; if Likely keeps No. 9, McCarthy would need a double-digit number.

McCarthy wore No. 9 at Michigan and with the Vikings, and said he called his game-day alter ego “Nine.” The article says the nickname became a joke among fans during his struggles in Minnesota.