Rondale Moore buys No.4 jersey from Cardinals teammate
Second-round choice Rondale Moore has splashed the cash to get something very near and dear to his heart.
The exciting rookie wore #4 at Purdue and seemingly wanted it all along in Arizona. Though Moore had to settle with selecting No. 85 after being drafted.
Once JoJo Ward was released last Monday, the No. 14 became available. No, Moore didn’t take Ward’s number, however punter Andy Lee — the Cards’ previous #4 — took it upon himself, for an undisclosed fee, to go up 10 jersey places, in turn reuniting Moore with his ceintimental jersey.
Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury didn’t say how much Lee was given but confirmed Moore had to stump up some cash.
"He does not like spending money at all," Kingsbury said. "So it hurt him. But he was very happy to get the number."
Moore has made one other significant splash since joining the Cardinals; buying his mother a house during training camp.
"That's about it," Kingsbury said. "I don't think he's spent another dollar outside of that."
Moore will be the first Cardinals player in history to wear the No. 4 jersey.
His number change ensures Arizona will likely not have a receiver outside of numbers 1-19. Moore is the lowest-numbered wideout, followed by DeAndre Hopkins (10), Christian Kirk (13), Isabella (17), A.J. Green (18) and KeeSean Johnson (19).