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If Abdul Carter’s jersey number choice is batting average, he is in the Hall of Fame.
At least he can now build a Hall of Fame resume. New York Giants Legend.
After shutting down wearing both Lawrence Taylor’s No. 56 and Phil Sims’ No. 11, Carter, the third overall pick in the draft, settled on No. 51.
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Pennsylvania defensive side Abdul Carter will pos with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected third overall by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin on April 24, 2025. (Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The Giants announced that Carter will wear a number of rookie minicamps (Jackson Darts was given No. 6 and Cam Scottebo No. 44), but the numbers could change.
Carter asked Taylor, perhaps the best Giants and defensive player, if he could wear No. 56, who was probably retired to the Giants in 1994.
Later, Sims said He allows Carter Wearing No. 11, who retired to the Giants in 1995. Carter wore numbers throughout his career in Pennsylvania, an honor badge at school. It feels worthwhile for the university and the player, the last representative. Nittany Lion before Carter wore it with the Dallas Cowboys before Carter became Mika Parsons.
But that was the request It will eventually shut down By the Sims’ family after a long and fiery discussion among family members.
Hear the news, Carter I was kidding He would be there, “I have only my last name in my jersey, I don’t have a number.” However, he is in a mini-camp and is unlikely to be considered retired.
New York Giants’ first round draft pick Abdul Carter asks questions from the media at his introduction press conference. (Thomas Salus-imagn image)
No. 51 was worn last season by Edge Rush Azezu Odulari, who was with the Philadelphia Eagles. It was first seen in the Giants by Chet Gladchuk in 1946.
The Giant who is most famous for wearing numbers is Zak Deossie, the two-time Super Bowl champion long snapper who wore from 2004 to 2017.
Last season, the team left Ray Flaherty’s No. 1 spot for wide receiver Malik Nabels, who was in ninth place in college. Flaherty’s numbered retirement was the first in the history of professional soccer. Flaherty’s family gave the Giants permission to retire the number of Nabers who often wore it. As a rookie, Nabers set a franchise record at 109 for most receptions of the season.
New York Giants’ first round draft picks, Abdul Carter, left, Jackson Dart, will take photos before the start of the press conference. (Thomas Salus-imagn image)
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The G-Men has 13 retired figures for 14 players. (No. 14 is for Ward Cuff and Ya Tittle.) Warren Moon recently granted Cam Ward permission to wear No. 1 with the Tennessee Titans.
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