SANTA CLARA — Social media has been abuzz for nearly a week about an alleged scam artist who wore No. 7 for the 49ers.Well, there’s a new No. 7 in town. And this one is legit.
Rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling changed to his new number after being assigned No. 15 from the time he was selected with the No. 33 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
“I wore 7 back in high school,” Stribling said on Tuesday. “It was one of my favorite numbers at the time. I kind of want to be comfortable in that and do my thing.”
No. 7 also is the number Daejon Love, 35, wore in social media posts in his plot to allegedly bilk 26 victims out of a combined $1.3 million. The FBI arrested Love and an accomplice last week in Idaho.
Stribling was reminded of the recent infamy surrounding that number.
“Yeah, that’s hilarious,” he said. “It’s kind of crazy, but it’s cool at the same time.” De'Zhaun Daejon pic.twitter.com/i0X5X3icSR
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