Rob Gronkowski 'glad' Lawrence Taylor Denied Abdul Carter's Giants Jersey Request

Rob Gronkowski was near perplexed erstwhile he heard that New York Giants draught prime Abdul Carter had asked Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor to fto him deterioration nan iconic No. 56.

Carter was nan No. 3 wide prime of nan NFL Draft and speculation began to aboveground complete which number nan erstwhile Penn State standout would wear. Carter asked Taylor to deterioration No. 56 and Phil Simms to deterioration No. 11. He received neither.

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Penn State protect extremity Abdul Carter, right, celebrates pinch NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell aft being chosen by nan New York Giants pinch nan 3rd wide prime during nan first information of nan NFL shot draft, Thursday, April 24, 2025, successful Green Bay, Wis.  (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Gronkowski reacted connected his podcast pinch Julian Edelman.

"Was he serious, asking for LT’s number? Yeah, you were a precocious draught pick, but LT is an absolute legend," nan New England Patriots fable said connected nan "Dudes connected Dudes" podcast. "The champion to do it, 1 of nan champion defenders of each time, and fto maine show you brother, like, you gotta beryllium yourself. That’s crazy conscionable asking for LT’s number, and I’m gladsome that LT unopen him down for illustration that."

Edelman asked Gronkowski what Bill Belichick would show Carter if he asked to deterioration No. 56. Belichick was nan Giants’ protect coordinator erstwhile Taylor was creating havoc for opposing offenses.

Gronkowski launched into an epic Belichick impression.

Penn State protect extremity Abdul Carter (11) runs during an NCAA shot crippled against Southern California connected Saturday, Oct.12, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

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"’Nope, nary buddy. There’s 1 LT and you’re not LT. You’re not moreover adjacent to being LT. So, really astir you conscionable get nan f--- retired of my agency and get successful your playbook because you haven’t done s--- yet. And now, you get No. 62 for conscionable being an a—hole,’" Gronkowski said.

After striking retired connected Taylor and Simms’ jersey numbers, Carter made clear that conscionable having his sanction connected nan backmost of a Giants jersey is bully capable for him.

New York Giants first-round draught prime Abdul Carter, center, holds up a garment pinch wide head Joe Schoen, left, and caput coach Brian Daboll, right, astatine a news convention astatine nan NFL shot team's training halfway successful East Rutherford, N.J., Friday, April 25, 2025.  (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

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Last season, nan squad un-retired Ray Flaherty’s No. 1 for wide receiver Malik Nabers, who wore No. 9 passim college. Flaherty's number status was nan first successful master shot history. Flaherty’s family gave nan Giants support to un-retire nan number for Nabers, who wore it well. Nabers, arsenic a rookie, group nan franchise grounds for astir receptions successful a season, pinch 109.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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