Lions' Terrion Arnold Switches to No. 6 Jersey in Honor of Khyree Jackson

Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold will have a new look this season as he pays homage to a former teammate.

Per ESPN's Eric Woodyard, Arnold will switch from No. 0 to No. 6 in honor of late Alabama teammate and Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson, who died on July 6 after a three-car crash.

A driver involved in the crash that killed Jackson and two of his high school football teammates was charged with 13 counts, including DUI and criminally negligent vehicular manslaughter.

Arnold told the New Wave Podcast with Ryan Williams and Jaylen Mbakwe that he hopes switching his jersey number sends a bigger message.

"We all know what happened to my friend Khyree and I just feel like just being able to honor his legacy and then the impact that he even had on me," he said. "Just coming out here and then just being able to play with somebody … Khyree when he showed up here, it was really like no dead moments when it came to football. The guy was a competitor, the ultimate competitor and it's kind of just that extra motivation when you look down and you say, 'Dang man, I got on that 6 and my brother living through me at the same time.'"

Arnold added that it was important to him that Jackson's family knows he hasn't been forgotten.

"It's just like they have those sayings where football is bigger than you, so just looking at it like talking to his little brother. He can go look on the screen and look in the camera and say, 'He's wearing number 6 because of my big brother,'" Arnold told the podcast. "That's amazing and then just being able to talk to his family, talk to his dad or his mom and just letting them know like, 'At the end of the day, Terrion ain't forgot about Khyree.'"