Lawrence Taylor denies Abdul Carter permission to wear No. 56 with New York Giants

After going No. 3 overall to the New York Giants, Abdul Carter spoke about his desire to wear No. 56, if Lawrence Taylor gave him permission. The former Penn State star hopes to follow in Taylor’s footsteps in New York after going as the top edge rusher in the 2025 NFL Draft.

However, Taylor doesn’t sound like he’ll give Carter his number. While speaking with the New York Post, he encouraged Carter to chart his own path.

The Giants retired Taylor’s No. 56 jersey in 1994, and anyone who wants to wear it would need permission to do so. A similar situation played out in Tennessee, where Cam Ward got Warren Moon’s blessing to wear his No. 1. Carter, however, will have to decide on his own number.

“I know he would love to wear that number, but hey, I think it’s retired,” Taylor told Steve Serby. “Get another number, I don’t care if it’s double zero, and then make it famous.”

This story will be updated.

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