After a few weeks, Abdul Carter, the first round of the New York Giants, chose the 51 jersey on Friday.
The 21 -year -old External LineBacker, the number 3 general election in the 2025 NFL Draft, flirted with the idea of wearing the number of retired jerseys of several Famers Hall before making the choice.
Lawrence Taylor, the franchise legend, rejected Carter’s request for retirement 56 and politely said to be a player “.
“He can’t another Lawrence Taylor, Tay Taylor said to Espn two days after the draft. “Well, it may be better than an Lawrence Taylor who knows. But he needs to leave a mark. This is up to him.”
Carter then returned to Penn State’s number 11, which was the defender of the year as the defender of the year.
This form number was retired by New York in honor of Phil Simms, who initially said it was open to the idea. But in his statement to the New York Daily News, “outward” by his family.
This rejection pushed Carter to joke about whether he would find a number one.
“At this point, fuck, there is no number (laughing emoji) with my surname in Jersey,” Carter X. “Jkjk, all love. I just want to play football!”
Lineebraker Azez nail polishes wore 51 between 2021-24, but during the offseason, he signed with Philadelphia Eagles.
The most decorated player to wear the number of Giants was the Super Bowl champion twice from 2007-19 and the Pro Bowl Long Snapper Zak Deossie twice.
Giants announced their form numbers for the rest of the rookie classes: QB Jaxson Dart (6), DT Darius Alexander (91), RB Cam Skkattebo (44), Ol Marcus Mbow (71), Te Thomas Fidone II (86) and CB Kori Black (25).
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