New York Giants’ rookie Abdul Carter won’t get to wear Phil Simms’ retired No. 11.
Carter is now 0 for 2 in efforts to don retired jersey numbers. First, Lawrence Taylor rebuffed Carter’s effort to unretire the No. 56. Now, his hopes to wear the No. 11 that he also wore at Penn State have been dashed.
Simms had initially offered to let Carter wear No. 11. Per retired NFL columnist Gary Myers, however, Simms’ family rejected the idea.
Here is how Carter reacted to the news:
Damn at this point imma be out there with just my last name on my jersey, no number Jkjk, It’s all Love.