Paul DeJong Jersey No. 5 means a lot to Giants rookie Kayvon Thibodeaux. It was the number he rocked at Oregon, earning All-American honors in the proce s. Thibodeaux was taken with the No. 5 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, adding a special bit of significance to the digit. He even has it inked on him Thibodeaux has a tattoo of five tally marks on his hand to remind him of five of his closest friends.Now, he'll get wear the numbers in the pros, too. Thibodeaux will wear No. 5 with the Giants, Kicker Graham Gano wore the number in 2021. He will instead wear No. 9 next season, a number he has sported at different points of his NFL career.Jersey numbers often hold special significance to rookies, offering a sense of familiarity for newcomers entering profe sional locker rooms for the first time in their careers. The importance of wearing a number that a player is comfortable in cannot be stre sed enough. As the old adage goes, if you look good, you feel good.Veterans often are aware of the value young players place on jersey numbers. Just as often, older players can parlay that knowledge by offering up a number Tyler O Neill Jersey to a younger player for some sort of gift. It's what Jeff Feagles did when Eli Manning wanted to wear after being selected No. 1 overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. Manning paid for Feagles and his family to go on vacation in Florida. Given Manning's succe s in the blue-and-red, it seems like it was a worthwhile choice.Gano was no exception. Thibodeaux had to come correct to get his desired jersey number. So Thibodeaux hooked him up.According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Thibodeaux offered Gano a simple, yet thoughtful gift. Instead of asking Thibodeaux to pay him directly for the No. 5, Gano asked Thibodeaux to donate $50,000 to Puppies Behind Bars, an organization that provides service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders.To get Yairo Munoz Jersey the No. 5 from veteran kicker Graham Gano, Giants first-round pick Kayvon Thibodeaux donated $50,000 to Puppies Behind Bars, which provides service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, in addition to explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) Gano comes from Yadier Molina Jersey a military family, so the charity choice makes a lot of sense. Teammate Julian Love ribbed with the 35-year old kicker on Twitter, telling Gano that Nobu is on him going forward. Gano had a good sense of humor about it, too, though, responding that as much as he would love Nobu, the money is going to a good cause.That money is going to charity sonny son son. But Im down for some Nobu. Excited to tell everyone what helped support tomorrow! Graham Gano (@GrahamGano) Thibodeaux isn't the first rookie to get his preferred jersey in the big leagues. Pittsburgh quarter Kenny Pickett wore No. 8 throughout his college career at Pitt.Pickett got his pick of the litter again, Neither Joseph nor Pickett revealed what Pickett had to offer Joseph to win the number. Nonethele s, it's a move designed to help rookies like Thibodeaux and Pickett acclimate to the pro game.Now, Thibodeaux will be hoping he can find a little of the magic that catapulted him to stardom during his college career. If everything goes to plan, perhaps he can blame the dogs for that.$50K shouldn't hurt Thibodeaux too much. Although the rookie hasn't signed yet, Pro Football Network estimates that Red Schoendienst Jersey his rookie contract will total value of $36.2 million, a very pretty penny if I've ever seen one.