San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling faces online trolling after the team lists him wearing No. 7 for the upcoming season, a number also associated with a separate controversy involving Daejon Love. Multiple reports say Stribling changed his jersey number from No. 15 to No. 7, and the timing of that switch has led to ridicule and linking of the two unrelated situations.
The outlets reference claims that Daejon Love publicly tied his actions to the No. 7 jersey, described as part of a fraud scandal. As a result, some commenters interpret Stribling’s new number as connected to Love’s story, even though the reports do not indicate any official relationship between the rookie and the older dispute. The coverage focuses on the jersey-number overlap and social-media reaction rather than on new details about Love’s case.
Overall, the reporting treats the issue as a mismatch in public association: Stribling’s roster assignment and jersey change coincide with a widely circulated story involving another person’s claimed jersey number.
