Giants rookie Abdul Carter reacts to rejection from Lawrence Taylor

rookie Abdul Carter won't be wearing team Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor's retired No. 56, but it doesn't seem like the third-overall pick of this week's NFL Draft is too bothered.

'The worst thing he could say was NO!!' Carter wrote on X after being turned down by the franchise legend. 'My stance don't change, LT is the [goat emoji] nothing but respect… This just gonna make me work even harder!! I love it.'

Taylor's No. 56 is retired by the Giants and remains one of the most revered jersey numbers in franchise history. But Carter idolizes Taylor and wanted to see if he'd be cool with him going after quarterbacks all these years later while wearing that familiar number.

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