New York Giants rookie edge rusher Abdul Carter asked for Lawrence Taylor’s number before the start of training camp and of course that was denied. Carter took the number 51 before training camp began.
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New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51)l is shown during pregame practice, Thursday, August 21, 2025, in East Rutherford.
Well, many Giants fans were wondering if he was going to keep the number before the start of the 2025 NFL season. Well, Carter posted on his Twitter page on Friday:
51 here too stay. pic.twitter.com/ZQQlyH9mXU
— Abdul Carter (@1NCRDB1) August 29, 2025
It is not a surprise that Carter kept the jersey number 51. A lot of Giants fans have already been buying his jersey, and he has a chance to be a special player this season.
New York Giants Fans React To Abdul Carter Keeping Jersey #51
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Giants Head Coach, Brian Daboll is shown beside New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51), Sunday, July 27, 2025, in East Rutherford.
There were a lot of New York fans who are excited that Carter his jersey number. This is what some fans had to say about it:
YESSSSSS DONT CHANGE IT. ITS YOU.
— smalls (@StephieSmallls) August 29, 2025
MAKE IT LEGENDARY
— LPG – NYG (@LicensePlateGuy) August 29, 2025
LETS GOOOOOO ! Go have a great rookie season Abdul! I’m so excited to watch you play!
— NygDom😈🚀 (@NygDom9) August 29, 2025
MAKE IT YOURS BROTHER.
RING OF HONOR SOMEDAY.
— Gregory G 4America (@AmericanGregory) August 29, 2025
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— HoV (@HovIE_HOV) August 29, 2025
There is a chance that Carter has a chance to be a rookie of the year candidate in the NFC for the Giants. There is no doubt that he was the best player on the board for New York third overall when they selected him in the 2025 NFL Draft from the Penn State Nittany Lions also.
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