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Nicole Brown Simpson’s Sister Calls on NFL to Restrict Players From Wearing O.J. Simpson’s Number
Tanya Brown, the sister of the late Nicole Brown Simpson, wants the NFL to stop allowing players to wear O.J. Simpson‘s former jersey number.
The Hall of Fame running back — who played 11 seasons for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers — wore the number 32 throughout his professional career and during his time at University of Southern California.
“It’s also the 32nd year of Nicole and Ron’s murders,” Tanya told TMZ in an interview published Thursday, June 4. “Every time I see someone on the field with that number, it brings me back and I have trauma.”
“I would love for the NFL to realize this is very triggering as a football fan as well,” she explained. “I hope they take my statement into consideration and get rid of the number 32.”
There are currently several players in the league who wear the No. 32 on their jerseys, including Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton and Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch.
O.J. was famously acquitted of the 1997 murders of his ex-wife and Ron Goldman. He was later found liable for their deaths in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victims’ families.
O.J. died in April 2024 after a private battle with prostate cancer.
