No. 56 belongs to Lawrence Taylor, one of the greatest defensemen in NFL history. Can Giants newcomer Abdul Carter borrow it?

After being picked by the Giants on Thursday night, Abdul Carter made clear his interest in wearing No. 56. Carter accepted ...

Some pondered the possibility that Carter would seek to unretire No. 11, which last belonged to Super Bowl-winning ...

The New York Giants' No. 3 pick Abdul Carter tested the waters after being drafted by sharing that he would be interested in ...

Giants legend Lawrence Taylor denied allowing Abdul Carter to wear his retired No. 56, and the rookie pass rusher is using it ...

Giants legend Lawrence Taylor, who wore No. 56 throughout his 13-season career, will not allow Carter to wear the number, ...

Giants first-round pick Abdul Carter wanted to wear No. 56—a revered number in the team’s storied history because it belonged ...

When appearing on Bleacher Report's draft stream, former Penn State and current Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons asked ...

That No. 56 jersey, worn previously by Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor, is currently retired by the Giants. And Taylor, ...

The Giants invited this slippery jersey number slope last year, when they unretired Ray Flaherty’s No. 1 for Malik Nabers.

Even though new Giants pass rusher Abdul Carter made it clear last night that he’d like to wear No. 56, Taylor will not allow ...

New York's newest pass rusher may be looking to follow in the shoes of Taylor, but Carter won't be wearing his old number.