Shortly after the New York Giants selected Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft, the question arose: What number will he wear? Some pondered the possibility that Carter would seek to unretire No.

After being picked by the Giants on Thursday night, Abdul Carter made clear his interest in wearing No. 56. On Friday night, Lawrence Taylor made clear his lack of interest in allowing it. Carter accepted Taylor's refusal to permit the retired number to be unretired in a Twitter post.

The New York Giants' No. 3 pick Abdul Carter tested the waters after being drafted by sharing that he would be interested in sporting No. 56 on his new team. The only problem is that No. 56 is retired by the Giants organization for Lawrence Taylor. Carter expressed that Taylor is a player he looks up to as a fellow defensive star.