Carter Coughlin wearing a Lawrence Taylor Giants Ring of Honor jersey at practice. Credit: Giants.com/Matthew Swensen
When they told Carter Coughlin he could choose which Ring of Honor jersey he’d be wearing at practices this past week, he initially was torn.
He thought about selecting Jessie Armstead, who is on the Giants’ staff and on the field with the team most days. He thought it would be a nice way to honor someone who has been helpful to his own young career.
Eventually, though, he realized there was only one answer.
"I had to roll with LT because the reality is he essentially created the position I’m playing today," the rookie linebacker told Newsday.