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Stribling switched from No. 15 to No. 7 — the same number Love used while portraying himself as a 49er — and immediately became part of the joke. He has called the coincidence 'hilarious' and 'kind of crazy.'
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Stribling's No. 7 switch coincides with viral fake player meme.

49ers rookie De'Zhaun Stribling switched from No. 15 to No. 7, the same number used by Daejon Love in his fake 49ers persona, immediately entangling Stribling in the viral parody. Stribling has called the coincidence 'hilarious' and 'kind of crazy,' though the timing suggests he may need a strong rookie season to reclaim the number's legitimacy from the internet meme.

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