Abdul Carter is still looking for his New York Giants jersey number, but not for lack of trying.
The No. 3 pick of the 2025 NFL Draft made requests this week to don the jersey numbers of Giants greats Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms, and was turned down by both. Both numbers have been officially retired by the Giants for years, so Carter needed their permission to unretire them.
He first made his request of Taylor, saying during an interview on draft night that he had the No. 56 in mind for his Giants career.