The problem there is No. 11 was also retired by the Giants — in honor of Phil Simms, who won two Super Bowls with the team. Simms sounds open to letting Carter wear the number.

He's also the player that ESPN's Jordan Raanan wrote looked the best of anyone in camp: ...

It would be helpful to the crowd if the Giants just let Abdul Carter wear a red and white striped shirt among the sea of blue and white jerseys on the practice field. The quarterbacks definitely ...

New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51) runs drills during Back Together Weekend at the team’s NFL football training camp, Sunday, July 27, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) ...

Abdul Carter is ready for the big time. Taken by the New York Giants with the No. 3 pick at this year’s NFL draft, expectations are high for Carter to come firing out of the gate as a game ...