{"id":502654,"date":"2026-03-04T06:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/502654\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:04:09","slug":"giants-abdul-carter-changing-jersey-number-again-one-year-after-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/502654\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; Abdul Carter changing jersey number again one year after saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The discourse around Abdul Carter\u2019s number has returned. <\/p>\n<p>He nearly has as many number changes as career sacks. <\/p>\n<p>The Giants pass rusher shared on social media that he intends to change from the No. 51 he wore during his four-sack rookie season.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38662991\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/abdul-carter-51-new-york-117966725.jpg\" alt=\"Abdul Carter of the New York Giants reacting after a flag.\" class=\"wp-image-38662991\"  \/>Abdul Carter intends to move on from his No. 51 jersey.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew # coming soon,\u201d Carter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/1NCRDB1\/status\/2028916748053815554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted on X <\/a>on Tuesday. \u201cIt\u2019s been a time 51.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The message was in response to a post from the Giants\u2019 X account that included a picture of Carter with the caption: \u201c51 days until we pick again,\u201d referencing the NFL draft. <\/p>\n<p>Carter\u2019s number was a storyline last year before he ever played a snap for the Giants. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>After being drafted by the Giants with the No. 3 overall pick, Carter wanted to wear the retired No. 56 jersey, which was last worn by Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor. <\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/25\/sports\/abdul-carters-giants-greatness-will-have-to-be-his-own-lawrence-taylor-isnt-sharing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor shot that idea down<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know he would love to wear that number, but hey, I think it\u2019s retired,\u201d Taylor told The Post\u2019s Steve Serby at the time. \u201cGet another number, I don\u2019t care if it\u2019s double zero, and then make it famous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.54916793;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38662947\" width=\"914\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-458546724.jpg\" alt=\"Lawrence Taylor\" class=\"wp-image-38662947\"  \/>Lawrence Taylor shot down Abdul Carter\u2019s request to wear his retired No. 56 jersey last year.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Phil Simms subsequently said that he would let Carter wear his retired No. 11 jersey, the same number Carter wore in college at Penn State. <\/p>\n<p>Carter responded that \u201cit would be an honor,\u201d but Simms later revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/06\/sports\/inside-the-simms-family-drama-that-led-to-phils-wife-daughter-blocking-abdul-carter-jersey-move\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his family overruled him and wanted his No. 11 to stay retired by the Giants<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>So, Carter eventually settled on No. 51. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like it\u2019s going to have to grow on me a little bit, but it\u2019s feeling good right now,\u201d Carter <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/09\/sports\/abdul-carter-feels-good-about-his-new-number-after-selection-drama\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said at the time about No. 51<\/a>. \u201cPretty much what we had available. It was a good number.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not good enough, it seems. <\/p>\n<p>Carter had an up-and-down rookie year that included him <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/01\/sports\/abdul-carter-benched-again-for-giants-opening-drive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">getting disciplined twice for violating team rules<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The discourse around Abdul Carter\u2019s number has returned. 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