That No. 56 jersey, worn previously by Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor, is currently retired by the Giants. And Taylor, according to the New York Post, has no plans to unretire his famed number.

He wanted to wear Lawrence Taylor's 56 despite his jersey being retired, but Taylor told Carter that he wants him to create his own legacy and wear a different jersey number.

Lawrence Taylor denies Abdul Carter chance to wear No. 56 for Giants Naturally, Carter wants to live up to the shoes of an all-time Giants great in Taylor. He called Taylor the greatest football ...

Rob Gronkowski reacted on Friday as New York Giants draft pick Abdul Carter asked Lawrence Taylor about the possibility of wearing his No. 56.

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 ...

Lawrence Taylor will not let Abdul Carter wear No. 56 for the Giants. Almost immediately after the pick, rumblings started about whether Carter—who wore No. 11 at Penn State—might look to wear ...

NFL legend Lawrence Taylor recently declined Abdul Carter's request to wear his iconic retired No. 56 jersey. Taylor encouraged Carter to "create his own legacy" instead of following in his footsteps.

New Giants pass rusher Abdul Carter said Thursday night that he would like to wear Lawrence Taylor’s retired No. 56.. Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons, Carter’s Penn State predecessor, asked ...