Phil asked if his son could help change his mother’s and sister’s vote, but ultimately, the Simms women won the battle, and No. 11 will remain in the rafters at MetLife Stadium. Carter ...

After being rebuffed by Lawrence Taylor for No. 56 and Phil Simms' family for No. 11, the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft will don a number that gets the best of both worlds – No. 51.

Phil Simms, the legendary New York Giants quarterback, and his family have been wrestling with the notion of letting the team’s first-round pick, Abdul Carter, wear his retired No. 11 jersey.

Like Lawrence’s No. 56, the Giants retired the number in honor of Super Bowl-winning quarterback Phil Simms. But unlike Lawrence, Simms was initially open to unretiring his number for Carter.

Phil Simms was willing to let Abdul Carter wear No. 11 for the Giants. Those closest to Simms were not. Simms told Gary Myers on Friday night that he was "outvoted by his family" on the question ...

Phil Simms, 69, said that giving up his retired No. 11 for Carter or rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart would not bother him. "Hey, look, I told some of my friends and people around me, I said ...

Phil Simms and Lawrence Taylor retired together, and now the two Giants greats are together again at the center of rookie Abdul Carter’s jersey number selection process. After Taylor ...

The No. 3 pick of the 2025 NFL Draft made requests this week to don the jersey numbers of Giants greats Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms, and was turned down by both. Both numbers have been ...

Another one of Carter's top choice's – the No. 11 jersey, retired in honor of two-time Super Bowl champion Phil Simms – is off the table as well. Simms was originally open to letting Carter ...

Phil Simms and Lawrence Taylor retired together, and now the two Giants greats are together again at the center of rookie Abdul Carter’s jersey number selection process. But it does not seem ...

Phil Simms was willing to let Abdul Carter wear No. 11 for the Giants. Those closest to Simms were not. Simms told Gary Myers on Friday night that he was “outvoted by his family” on the question of ...