It is officially time to start counting down to the start of the 2025 Arizona Cardinals season. They have their season opener on Sunday, Sept. 7 on the road against the New Orleans Saints. That is now 99 days away.

As we have done for years, we will count down to the season opener. Some years, we focus on stats. Other times it is a season and often it is jersey numbers.

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Last year we focused on one player per number.

In this countdown, we will look at the history of players using different numbers.

Let's look at No. 99

No. 99 is a rare number because it was retired in 1950 for Marshall Goldberg, who was part of the Cardinals' one championship team. But it was unretired for two seasons for defensive lineman J.J. Watt, who will be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday.

Here is the history of No. 99, in reserve order:

Watt had 12.5 sacks in his final NFL season with the Cardinals.

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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: 99 days till Arizona Cardinals' season opener: Who has worn No. 99?