Giants' Abdul Carter denied No 56 by Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor: 'Get another number'

The New York Giants took Penn State's Abdul Carter 3rd wide with the imagination that helium could 1 time beryllium successful their Ring of Honor, solidifying a spot arsenic 1 of the champion players to deterioration their jersey. 

But that jersey won't diagnostic the fig 56 connected it arsenic helium would like. 

The fig 56 belonged to possibly the top antiaircraft limb the NFL has ever seen: Lawrence Taylor. It was retired by the Giants successful 1994 to grant the Hall of Fame linebacker, and helium intends to support it that mode contempt Carter mentioning his tendency to deterioration it. 

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NFL Commissioner points retired New York Giants fans to borderline rusher Abdul Carter aft the Giants prime Carter with the 3rd prime during the archetypal circular of the 2025 NFL Draft connected Thursday, April 24, 2025, astatine Lambeau Field successful Green Bay, Wisconsin. The draught runs done April 26. (Tork Mason/USA Today Network-Wisconsin)

Carter, however, is utilizing Lawrence's "get different number" remark arsenic substance for his ain occurrence heading into his rookie run with Big Blue. 

"The worst happening helium could accidental was NO!! My stance don’t change, LT is the [goat emoji]. Nothing but respect… This conscionable gonna marque maine enactment adjacent harder!! I emotion it," helium wrote connected X. 

Carter's remark stems from Taylor being asked astir the Penn State product's ain close aft being drafted by New York.

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He spoke to chap Nittany Lion Micah Parsons, the Dallas Cowboys' prima borderline rusher, who volition present beryllium an enemy. Parsons and Carter some wore No. 11 astatine Penn State, truthful the erstwhile asked the second if helium would transportation that contented into the NFL. 

The occupation with that fig is that erstwhile Giants backmost Phil Simms saw that retired for him arsenic well, but Carter said helium was eyeing Taylor's No. 56 instead, to which Parsons and his Bleacher Report co-hosts reacted successful amazement. 

The New York Post asked Taylor astir Carter’s imaginable fig request, and it was wide helium wouldn’t beryllium sharing it. 

The New York Giants' first-round draught picks, Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart, airs for photos anterior to the commencement of the property conference. (Thomas Salus-Imagn Images)

"I cognize helium would emotion to deterioration that number," Taylor said. "But, hey, I deliberation it’s retired. Get different number. I don’t attraction if it’s treble zero, and past marque it famous."

The Giants' erstwhile first-round draught pick, wide receiver Malik Nabers, did get the blessing from Ray Flaherty's household this past play to deterioration his retired fig one. So, a petition isn't retired of the mean for the franchise. 

But Taylor wants Carter to forge his ain way successful the NFL, and person Giants fans retrieve him for his ain fig connected his back. 

Of course, Carter would perfectly emotion to person a vocation remotely adjacent to Taylor's. 

After Lawrence Taylor told Abdul Carter to 'get different number,' the Giants' first-round prime is utilizing it arsenic fuel. (IMAGN)

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He was a 10-time Pro Bowler, two-time Super Bowl champion, the 1986 league MVP and three-time AP Defensive Player of the Year implicit his 13 seasons successful the league – each with the Giants. 

Taylor racked up 142 vocation sacks implicit 184 games aft being taken 2nd wide successful the 1981 NFL Draft retired of North Carolina. 

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