First, Lawrence Taylor declined to hand over his number 56, and after him, Carter received a no from Phil Simms’s family as well. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

Starting with an appearance on FanDuel TV, former Giants quarterback Phil Simms opened the door on possibly allowing his retired number (11) to be worn by Carter, who had previously been spurned ...

Phil Simms' #11 will not be coming out of retirement for first-round pick Abdul Carter, who wore 11 at Penn State. Simms said on a podcast he would be okay with it but he told me tonight he was ...

On that day, Layne Stadium will become Phil Simms Stadium. "Phil Simms has remained loyal to MSU throughout the years," ...

Phil Simms was set to allow Abdul Carter wear his No. 11 jersey, until it became a family issue with his wife and daughter. "She said 'I thought you were going to be on my side, how dare you.

Phil Simms was willing to let Abdul Carter wear No. 11 for the Giants. Those closest to Simms were not. Simms told Gary Myers on Friday night that he was "outvoted by his family" on the question ...

Abdul Carter holds his jersey after being picked in the first round by the New York Giants during the 2025 NFL Draft. Tannen Maury/UPI/Shutterstock Phil Simms and Lawrence Taylor retired together ...

It happened quickly on Friday. On Monday morning, the whole story emerged. Starting with an appearance on FanDuel TV, former Giants quarterback Phil Simms opened the door on possibly allowing his ...

Abdul Carter has now suffered back-to-back setbacks in his pursuit of wearing retired New York Giants numbers. First, Lawrence Taylor The post Phil Simms was willing to unretire No. 11 for Abdul ...

Phil Simms was willing to let Abdul Carter wear No. 11 for the Giants. Those closest to Simms were not. Simms told Gary Myers on Friday night that he was “ outvoted by his family ” on the question of ...