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There are plenty of 52s in the NFL, probably one on each team. One of the more famous ones being Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens. Check team rosters for any others.
The purpose of you having a number on the back AND front of your jersey, is so the officials can see, when you get a foul or a technical of any kind, then that is how they show the people that are taking scores and fouls/coaches can see who did what.
When sports players get a jersey number that was used by a previous player on that team, there is some expectation that they will prove themselves worthy of wearing that number, by playing at the level of the previous wearer. When a sports team retires such a number, it is is a statement that no player will ever again be worthy of wearing it. If any player deserves that honor, it would be Babe Ruth.
Brett Favre's #4 Green Bay Packers jersey. Favre has generally led the league in jersey sales the last couple of seasons, in large part because he has switched teams. But his Green Bay jersey has, to date, sold more than any other NFL jersey.
Hundreds have - perhaps the most famous #13s are Kurt Warner and Dan Marino.