Phil Simms' son reveals mother, sister blocked Giants great from giving retired number to Abdul Carter

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Phil Simms, the legendary New York Giants quarterback, and his family have been wrestling with the notion of letting the team’s first-round pick, Abdul Carter, wear his retired No. 11 jersey. 

While Simms himself said he would be open to letting Carter wear the same number he wore at Penn State, the women in his family ultimately shut it down. 

Chris Simms, Phil’s son and current NBC NFL analyst, broke down the debate inside his family circle on "PFT Live with Mike Florio" on Monday, when he said "shedding tears" actually came for his sister, Deidre, and mother, Diana. 

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Former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms during a ceremony to unveil a mural celebrating the New York Giants 100th season at Hackensack University Medical Center. (IMAGN)

After Simms made his comments about being open to letting No. 11 go to Carter, Chris had a phone call with his father, asking if he was going to make it happen for real. 

However, Deidre called and could not believe Chris was on his father’s side. 

"’I thought you were going to be on my side, how dare you. Forget it, I don’t want to talk to you and we’re hanging up,’" Chris said Deidre told him over the phone. 

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"That’s when I knew, ‘Uh oh, mom and sister have gotten involved here.’ And mom and sister have one more vote than me and brother (Matt), and I don’t know where my brother stands on this."

Chris said that his