It didn’t take long for Cincinnati Bengals first-round draft pick Shemar Stewart to undergo a change in the NFL. A few hours of landing in Cincinnati with his father and agents, Stewart was standing next to head coach Zac Taylor at the front of the news conference holding up the jersey he will be wearing.

The Cincinnati Bengals didn't take long to reveal the official jersey number for first-round pick Shemar Stewart. As revealed by the team on social media, Stewart will wear No. 97 for the Bengals as a rookie, donning a number worn by past modern greats such as Geno Atkins.