Rob Gronkowski 'glad' Lawrence Taylor denied Abdul Carter's Giants jersey request

Rob Gronkowski was near perplexed erstwhile helium heard that New York Giants draught prime Abdul Carter had asked Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor to fto him deterioration the iconic No. 56.

Carter was the No. 3 wide prime of the NFL Draft and speculation began to aboveground implicit which fig the erstwhile Penn State standout would wear. Carter asked Taylor to deterioration No. 56 and Phil Simms to deterioration No. 11. He received neither.

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Penn State antiaircraft extremity Abdul Carter, right, celebrates with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell aft being chosen by the New York Giants with the 3rd wide prime during the archetypal circular of the NFL shot draft, Thursday, April 24, 2025, successful Green Bay, Wis.  (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Gronkowski reacted connected his podcast with Julian Edelman.

"Was helium serious, asking for LT’s number? Yeah, you were a precocious draught pick, but LT is an implicit legend," the New England Patriots fable said connected the "Dudes connected Dudes" podcast. "The champion to bash it, 1 of the champion defenders of each time, and fto maine archer you brother, like, you gotta beryllium yourself. That’s brainsick conscionable asking for LT’s number, and I’m gladsome that LT unopen him down similar that."

Edelman asked Gronkowski what Bill Belichick would archer Carter if helium asked to deterioration No. 56. Belichick was the Giants’ antiaircraft coordinator erstwhile Taylor was creating havoc for opposing offenses.

Gronkowski launched into an epic Belichick impression.

Penn State antiaircraft extremity Abdul Carter (11) runs during an NCAA shot crippled against Southern California connected Saturday, Oct.12, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

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"’Nope, nary buddy. There’s 1 LT and you’re not LT. You’re not adjacent adjacent to being LT. So, however astir you conscionable get the f--- retired of my bureau and get successful your playbook due to the fact that you haven’t done s--- yet. And now, you get No. 62 for conscionable being an a—hole,’" Gronkowski said.

After striking retired connected Taylor and Simms’ jersey numbers, Carter made wide that conscionable having his sanction connected the backmost of a Giants jersey is bully capable for him.

New York Giants first-round draught prime Abdul Carter, center, holds up a garment with wide manager Joe Schoen, left, and caput manager Brian Daboll, right, astatine a quality league astatine the NFL shot team's grooming halfway successful East Rutherford, N.J., Friday, April 25, 2025.  (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

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Last season, the squad un-retired Ray Flaherty’s No. 1 for wide receiver Malik Nabers, who wore No. 9 passim college. Flaherty's fig status was the archetypal successful nonrecreational shot history. Flaherty’s household gave the Giants support to un-retire the fig for Nabers, who wore it well. Nabers, arsenic a rookie, acceptable the franchise grounds for astir receptions successful a season, with 109.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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