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Phil Simms, the legendary quarter of the New York giants, and his family struggle with the concept of leaving the choice of the first round of the team, Abdul Carter, wears his n ° 11 retired jersey.
While Simms himself said that he would be open to let Carter carry the same number he brought to Penn State, the women of his family finally closed it.
Chris Simms, the son of Phil and current analyst of NBC NFL, broken down the debate within his family circle on “PFT Live with Mike Florio” on Monday, when he said that “shed tears” came in fact for his sister, Deidre, and his mother, Diana.
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The former quarter of the New York Phil Simms giants during a ceremony to unveil a mural celebrating the 100th season of the New York Giants at Hackensack University Medical Center. (Imagn)
After Simms made his comments on being open to let the number 11 go to Carter, Chris had a phone call with his father, asking him if he was going to get there for real.
However, Deidre called and could not believe that Chris was on the side of his father.
“” I thought you were going to be on my side, how dare you. Forget that, I don’t want to talk to you and hang up, “said Chris Deidre told him by phone.
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“It was then that I knew:” Uh oh, mom and sister were involved here. “And mom and sister have a vote more than me and my brother (Matt), and I don’t know where my brother is on this.”
Chris said that his father had asked him if he could influence his mother and sister by his side. However, Chris was right – the votes of women simms finally owned more power.
“I knew they had launched a crisis,” said Chris. “I think it goes to the point where there was literally, they shed tears. I do not try to embarrass my mother or my sister, but it is how important it was for them. And in addition to that, the return of this and the quantity of people who were taken to my father,” do not give your number, do not do this “, I think it was a little absent by that.
The quarter of the Giants of New York Phil Simms, on the left, and the recruit of the Giants of New York Abdul Carter. (Imagn)
“In the end, he will not do it, he was overtaken by his family, in particular his daughter and his wife, but that’s where it is at the moment.”
Carter, which finished third in the general classification of the NFL 2025 NFL, sparked a controversy revolving around the jersey number he wants to wear. Lawrence Taylor, the secondary temple secondary, whose retired n ° 56 was raised by Carter, said the recruit to make his own famous number.
It was at this point that Carter pivoted in n ° 11, which openly said that he was planning to give him. Now, however, Carter will have to find his own number like all other players.
It seems trivial to believe that a recruit could take a retirement number, but this recently occurred in the NFL, including with the Giants last season. Malik Nabers obtained permission from Ray Flaherty’s family to wear the No. 1, and he did last year.
NBC sports analyst Chris Simms on the field before a match between the Chiefs of Kansas City and the Lions Detroit in Geha Field at the Stadium Arrowhead. (Denny Medley-USA TODAY SPORTS)
In addition, in this year’s draft class, Warren Moon gave Cam Ward, the number one overall choice, the right to bring his n ° 1 to retirement with the Titans of Tennessee. Of course, Moon has the right to give his number if this is the case.
Although Jersey figures generally do not gain weight for recruits, the NFL world is now fixed on what Carter will now make its two requests have been refused.
