Several Detroit Lions players change uniform numbers, including Jameson Williams and Jahmyr Gibbs

The Detroit Lions’ new additions got their uniform assignments on Thursday, while several returning players, including wide receiver Jameson Williams and Jahmyr Gibbs, changed numbers.
Here’s the full list:
Gibbs - 0
The star running back vacates the No. 26 he wore his first two seasons, taking over zero from cornerback Terrion Arnold. Gibbs will be the third Lions player to wear the number since the league started allowing its usage again in 2023. Wide receiver Marvin Jones had been the first Lion to wear No. 0 since running back Johnny Olszewski in 1961.
Williams - 1
Many thought Williams might snag his college number when it became available last year. Instead, he stuck with the No. 9 for the third straight season, posting his first 1,000-yard campaign in 2024. Maurice Alexander wore the No. 1 in Detroit last season.
Cornerback D.J. Reed - 4
Reed has worn five different numbers during his career, but he’ll stick with the same one he donned as a member of the New York Jets the past three seasons. Most famously worn by kicker Jason Hanson in Detroit, it was most recently used by another cornerback, Emmanuel Moseley.
Cornerback Terrion Arnold - 6
Taking advantage of a few more available options, Arnold snagged Ifeatu Melifonwu’s old number. Arnold wore No. 3 during his final two years at Alabama, but that currently belongs to punter Jack Fox.
Cornerback Ennis Rakestraw - 9
Similarly, Rakestraw abandoned the No. 15 he was saddled with last season for a single-digit option, picking up No. 9 from Williams.
Wide receiver Ronnie Bell - 10
The No. 10 has been worn by eight different players in the past eight years, struggling to find a semi-permanent home. Last year, linebacker Kwon Alexander picked it up after joining the team late in the year. It’s been a popular choice for quarterbacks, with David Blough, Nate Sudfeld and Teddy Bridgewater wearing it in recent years.
Wide receiver Tim Patrick - 12
Patrick is another player going back to his college number, switching from 17 to 12, which he wore his final year at Utah.
Linebacker Grant Stuard - 15
After wearing three different numbers in the 40s during his time with Tampa Bay and Indianapolis, Stuard is taking over Rakestraw’s number from 2024.
Cornerback Rock Ya-Sin - 23
Carlton Davis’ number from last season is going to another cornerback. Ya-Sin has had a lot of stops during his career, wearing five different numbers. He also wore the No. 23 in Baltimore in 2023.
Defensive back Maurice Norris - 26
After wearing a number more fitting for a linebacker as a rookie (40), Norris takes over Gibbs’ old number.
Defensive tackle Roy Lopez - 51
The big fellas often get saddled with numbers in the 90s. Such was the case for Lopez, who wore 98 in Arizona and 91 in Houston. The No. 51 isn’t unfamiliar, though. He sported it at both of his college spots, New Mexico State and Arizona.
Tight end Kenny Yeboah - 88
The number is clearly one Yeboah likes. It was the final number he wore with the Jets, as well as a college senior at Ole Miss.
Defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad - 96
Defensive linemen don’t tend to like uniform numbers in the 60s. It often says something about their standing on the depth chart. Muhammad wore 69 for the Lions last season. He’ll flip those digits in his second year with the team.
Defensive end Brodric Martin - 99
Martin initially switched to 99 last season but sold the right to wear it to Za’Darius Smith after the veteran was acquired at the trade deadline. With Smith being let go by the Lions, Martin reclaimed the number.
I want to know how this happens. Is it a meeting? A group chat? lol like "wait, if terrion is changing I'll take zero. Wait if Gibbs is now changing I want 26. I'll give up my number to you if x switches his, etc." as a coach it seems like it would be kind of funny watching the players do this whole shuffle
I wonder if Gibbs had to negotiate with Arnold for 0 or if Arnold just didn't want 0 anymore.