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Jordan Raanan
East Rutherford, NJ – Lawrence Taylor wants the New York Giants, the newly drafted New York Giants, Abdul Carter do not create his own heritage, who did not include the port of n ° 56 that Taylor made famous during his legendary career.
Taylor told ESPN that the two spoke on Saturday morning, two days after Carter was the third choice in the general classification of the NFL in 2025 of Penn State. He came after Carter held his hand through potentially carrying the retired number of Taylor.
Taylor has respectfully declined by intermediaries. Taylor’s longtime agent, Mark Lepselter, and Carter’s agent Drew Rosenhaus, then organized a telephone call this weekend. Taylor wanted to show that he was supporting the new Giants Pass Rusher but wanted him to make his own brand.
“He must be the player he is,” Taylor told ESPN in a telephone conversation. “He can’t be another Lawrence Taylor. Well, he can be better than a Lawrence Taylor, who knows. But he has to make his mark.” It is him. “
Taylor added: “And I hope he doesn’t think that:” Oh, I was shot down by Lieutenant no, it’s not like that, guy. “It is:” Hey, I’m with you! “I mean, I’m the guy that it takes two.
Carter, who published an article on social networks which presented Taylor’s photo on the wall of the installation of Giants during his pre -medium visit, thought it was worth it. Taylor is considered by many to be the greatest defensive player of all time, and the n ° 11 that Carter wore at university is also withdrawn in honor of Phil Simms.
“The worst thing he could say, it was no !! my position does not change, it is the respect that respect … It will just make me work even harder !! I love it,” posted Carter to X.
Carter did not decided a number. He said on Friday at his introductory press conference on Friday at the center of Giants that he was still understanding everything. But he knew a lot about Taylor through YouTube clips and stories of his greatness.
“I haven’t met him yet, but I finally have the impression that I will do it,” said Carter. “But he is the biggest football of all time, someone I watch. I just want to follow his traces, knowing how great he was. I just want to drive out the greatness, and knowing that he was the best, that’s what I want to hunt. But I didn’t say it like:” I want to be better than Lawrence Taylor. “It’s more than I look at him, inspired to be like him.”
Taylor managed to meet and visit Carter in team facilities next month.
Carter’s plan to request 56 was revealed during an interview with Bleacher Report after being written. The New York Post reported on Friday evening that it was not going to happen.
“I know that he would love to wear this number, but hey, I think it’s retired. Get another number, I don’t care that it is double zero, then make it famous,” Taylor told post. But Taylor clearly indicated that there was no bad intention. The demand was not disadvantaged in a derogatory manner.
In fact, the two seemed to pass it during their initial conversation.
“I mean, the guy is a great player, and I’m going to tell you what, I just talked to him on the phone for a few minutes, I mean, what personality,” said Taylor. “I mean, he seems to be a good guy.”
Taylor was the second overall choice of the NFL draft in 1981. He helped turn around the giants, winning the defensive recruit of the year and the defensive player of the year by joining the team. He was appointed MVP in 1986 and helped the Giants with two Triumphs of the Super Bowl during a 13 -year career, all with New York, which included 132.5 bags. Taylor took N ° 56 with the Giants because he was a fan of the second “Hollywood” Henderson, who was carrying this number with the Dallas Cowboys.
He does not reciprocate a number for a choice of draft in the first round is not completely foreign to the giants. The choice of first round of last year, Malik Nabers, received permission from the family of the late Ray Flaherty to carry the number 1.
