Sometimes, social media is cool.
That was true this week when the Washington Commanders put out a video embracing rookie RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt's nickname, Bill.
To do so, they paid homage to the classic Schoolhouse Rock song, "I'm Just A Bill."
Check it out:
Bill.
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) September 10, 2025
🔗 https://t.co/fQMbxcCqqP pic.twitter.com/iL5cRmQdxw
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Croskey-Merritt ran 10 times for 82 yards and a touchdown in his highly successful NFL debut.
Next up is a national spotlight on Thursday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers.
His nickname will surely be well embraced.
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Why is Jacory Croskey-Merritt called Bill?
Jacory Croskey-Merritt got his nickname when he was growing up.
He had a short haircut, and so some people called him Bill - as in Little Bill, the animated TV character in the series created by Bill Cosby.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported at the start of the preseason that JCM wants to be known as Bill on TV broadcasts, and that's how Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady referred to him during the Week 1 game on Fox.
This is how Croskey-Merritt explained the origin during his college career.
"I got the nickname Bill from having a bald head when I was little," Croskey-Merritt said. "I used to have a low haircut, so people joked on me and said I looked like the character Little Bill. So it just stuck with me."
And believe it or not: There are no players named Bill in the modern NFL. Croskey-Merritt is holding it down, even if his Bill is short for Jacory and not for William.
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