It happened quickly on Friday. On Monday morning, the whole story emerged.

Before his family rejected the idea, New York Giants GM Joe Schoen called Phil Simms about Abdul Carter wearing No. 11.

Abdul Carter's request to wear Lawrence Taylor's No. 56 jersey was rebuffed. Phil Simms' No. 11 jersey won't be available for ...

Phil Simms experienced some family drama after saying he would be open to giving New York Giants rookie Abdul Carter his ...

Lawrence Taylor denied Abdul Carter's request to wear No. 56. Another Giants legend in Phil Simms may have opened a path to ...

Phil Simms was willing to let Abdul Carter wear No. 11 for the Giants. Those closest to Simms were not. Simms told Gary Myers ...

Lawrence Taylor might not be flexible when it comes to having his number back in circulation for the New York Giants, but ...

In 2024, the Giants pulled out all the stops to unretire No. 1 from Ray Flaherty’s family and give receiver Malik Nabers the ...

New York Giants great Phil Simms was out-voted by his family and will not allow No. 11 to be unretired for rookie Abdul ...

Phil Simms was okay with bringing No. 11 out of retirement for Giants rookie Abdul Carter -- but it appears his family has ...

Abdul Carter is still searching for a New York Giants number after Phil Simms says he was "out-voted" by his family on ...

Carter, who wore the esteemed No. 11 at Penn State, quickly caught wind of Simms’ approval and replied on Twitter.