The New York giants were rented for a solid first round of the NFL 2025 draft. The Giants won the star of Penn State Abdul Carter with the choice n ° three before tracking himself in Tour 1 to take the quarter-arre Jaxson Dart 25th in the general classification. Carter did not hesitate to express his desire to be the next great defender of the Giants. He also did not hesitate to ask Giants Legends if he can bring their number back to the retirement.
Carter asked Phil Simms if he could wear No. 11, which was removed by the team in 1995. While Simms said It was open To allow the young defender to use it his number, he was finally “developed by his family”, according to ProfootballTalk on X.
Whether the Simms family has really closed the idea or if the Super Bowl winter quarterrier simply uses it as a smoke screen to avoid being the villain, Carter has obtained their answer. N ° 11 will remain retired, as it should be.
The first choice of Giants, Abdul Carter, will not wear the No. 11 of Phil Simms
A recruit entering the NFL asking to bring the retirement number of a legend of the franchise before even taking a single cliché at the professional level is perhaps a little off-putting. But in the case of Carter, he did not realize a retired number. He had palpors for two.
In addition to the number 11 of Simms, Carter expressed his interest in bringing the emblematic number 56 of Lawrence Taylor, which was withdrawn by the Giants in 1994. He contacted the renowned temple and was quickly refused.
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LT was not interested in allowing its number to be used by Carter. The legend of the Giants, known as the greatest defensive player in the history of football, suggested that the young and the young person to “get another number … then make him famous”.
After trying not to retire two numbers during his first week as a member of the Giants, Carter was energized for his brutality. New York Sports Talk veteran Mike Francesa did not like the idea that the recruit was put in the same conversation as Taylor trying to wear his number.
Francesa examined the demand “Brazen, unpleasant and one of the most stupid things that I have ever heard a much appreciated recruit.” Although this feeling is shared by many, it is also possible that the requests of the Jersey number is only the way of Carter to connect with the giant fans base.
Carter clearly aspires to become the next giants. He has the skills necessary to get there. Maybe he thought that wearing a retirement would help connect the past proud of the franchise to his promising gift.
Whatever the innocent demand, some fans estimated that it was a selfish shortcut towards a status which he has not yet won. Anyway, Carter will now choose its own number and will make it legendary.
