Everyone knows Bill is short for Jacory, right?
Oh, you don't? Well, tell that to Washington Commanders rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
Yes, he seriously goes by Bill.
There'll be a tendency for fans (and sports writers) to just call him JCM all the time. But we can also call him Bill.
Here's why:
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.
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."
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JCM going by Bill is extra important in modern NFL
Believe it or not, there are no players in the NFL who are known as Bill.
That is, until Jacory turned into a Bill.
Bill is a slight throwback name, usually short for William.
But maybe it can be a new trend: Bill short for Jacory. Let's make it happen.
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