The NFL voted on Tuesday to allow all players other than offensive and defensive linemen to wear the jersey No. 0.

The proposal was submitted by the Philadelphia Eagles, and also allows kickers and punters to use any jersey numeral between 0-49 and 90-99.

"I don't think there was any discussion, and we voted. As someone who works for a team, we have real challenges in the number world right now," Atlanta Falcons CEO Rich McKay said, noting 16-member practice squads in addition to the 53-man roster.

"This is one thing that could help us in that challenge, because we do have some players that tend to like the single digit. Numbers are more problematic than they've ever been, so this one had very little pushback."