He wanted to change it to #27. The reason the NFL put their foot down was because he was already being marketed as #34 in Miami. It would have hurt their marketing if he changed his number while he was with the Dolphins. The reason why Culpepper is being allowed to switch from #11 to #8 (Like Moss changed from #84 to #18 with the Raiders), is because they haven't began to market him as a Dolphin. Ricky could have had #27, but he would have had to do it when we originally traded for him in 2002. The NFL didn't like that he used #34 in Miami for a few years then wanted to change. They don't want their Superstars changing numbers. It is ok though if they change teams, because they have to re-market them anyways.