Abdul Carter whiffs on another Giants legend's number: 'Just my last name on my jersey'

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Abdul Carter is running out of retired numbers to choose from.

The New York Giants picked the highly touted edge rusher out of Penn State with the third overall pick, and shot for the moon with his initial jersey-number request.

Carter asked Lawrence Taylor, perhaps the greatest Giant and defensive player ever, whether he could wear his No. 56, which was retired by the Giants in 1994. It was a hard no from LT himself.

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Phil Simms and Abdul Carter (IMAGN)

"I know he would love to wear that number," Taylor said. "But, hey, I think it’s retired. Get another number. I don’t care if it’s double zero, and then make it famous."

Former quarterback Phil Simms then said he would allow Carter to wear his No. 11, which was retired by the Giants in 1995. 

Carter wore the number throughout his career at Penn State. It is a badge of honor at the school, given to a player the school, and the last representative, feels is worthy. The previous Nittany Lion to wear it before Carter was Micah Parsons, who wears it now with the Dallas Cowboys.

Carter said it would be an "honor," but Simms' family are actually who shut it down.

Longtime New York sports writer Gary Myers posted on X that Simms told him that his own family "outvoted" him.

Phil Simms attends the 2022 Paramount Upfront at 666 Madison Avenue on May 18, 2022, in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic)

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Upon hearing the news, Carter joked that he would "be out there with just my last name on my jersey, no number."

Last season, the team un-retired Ray Flaherty’s No. 1 for