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If the selections of the number of ABDUL Carter jerseys were an average of the stick, it would be in the renowned temple.
At least, he can now build a curriculum vitae of the renown temple on a certain number that could descend into the tradition of the New York Giants.
After stopping to carry both the number 56 of Lawrence Taylor and the n ° 11 of Phil Simms, Carter, the third overall choice of the draft, settled on n ° 51.
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The defensive winger of Penn State Abdul Carter, on the right, poses with the NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, after being selected 3rd in the general classification by the Giants of New York during the first round of the NFL 2025 recovery at the Field Lambeau on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The giants announced that Carter would carry the minicamp recruit number (Jaxson Dart was given n ° 6 and Cam Skattebo n ° 44), but the figures are likely to change.
Carter asked Taylor, perhaps the greatest giant and defensive player of all time, if he could wear his n ° 56, who was removed by the Giants in 1994. It was a no of himself.
Later, Simms said He would allow Carter To carry his n ° 11, which was removed by the Giants in 1995. Carter carried the number throughout his career to Penn State, an honor of honor at the school. He is given to a player from the university, and the last representative, is worthy. The previous nittany lion to wear it before Carter was Micah Parsons, who now wears it with the Dallas Cowboys.
However, this request was finally closed by the Simms family after a long fiery debate among the members of the household.
Hearing the news, Carter joke That he “would be there with just my last name on my jersey, no number”. But, it will be at Minicamp with a number that has probably never been considered to be retired.
The choice of draft of the New York giants, Abdul Carter, answers the media questions during his introductory press conference. (Thomas Salus-Imagn images)
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N ° 51 was carried last season by the Rusher Edge Azeez Ojulari, who is now with the Eagles of Philadelphia. He was first seen on a giant in 1946 by Chet Gladchuk.
The most notable giant to wear the number is Zak Deossie, a double champion of the Super Bowl Long Snapper which brought it from 2004 to 2017.
Last season, the team without retirement Ray Flahety n ° 1 for the Large receiver Malik Nabers, who brought No. 9 to the college. The retirement of the Flaherty issue was the first in the history of professional football. The Flaherty family gave the giants permission not to withdraw the number for Nabers, who carried it well. Nabres, as a recruit, set the franchise record for most receptions of a season, with 109.
The first round choices of the New York Giants, Abdul Carter, on the left, and Jaxson Dart, pose photos before the start of the press conference. (Thomas Salus-Imagn images)
The G-Men have 13 retired numbers for 14 players. (The n ° 14 is for Ward Cuff and Ya Tittle.) Warren Moon recently granted Cam Ward the permission to wear the n ° 1 with the titans of Tennessee.
