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Rob Gronkowski was left confused when he heard that New York Giants draft of Pick Abdul Carter had asked Hall of Fame Linebacker Lawrence Taylor to let him carry the iconic No. 56.
Carter was No. 3 overall choice of the NFL draft, and speculation began to get on the surface, in which number the previous Penn State stand out would carry. Carter Bad Taylor to carry No. 56 and Phil Simms to carry No. 11. He received none of them.
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Penn State Defensive End Abdul Carter, right, celebrates with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by New York Giants with the third overall election during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Green Bay, WIS. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Gronkowski responded to his podcast with Julian Edelman.
“Was he serious and asked for LT’s number? Yes, you were a high draft election, but LT is an absolute legend,” said New England Patriots legend of the “Dudes on Dudes” podcast. “The best thing to do it, one of the best defenders of all time, and let me tell you brother, just like, you have to prove yourself. It’s crazy just to ask for LT’s number and I’m glad LT closes him like that.”
Edelman asked Gronkowski what Bill Belichick would tell Carter if he asked to carry No. 56. Belichick was Giants’ defensive coordinator when Taylor caused destruction to oppose offenses.
Gronkowski was launched in an epic Belichick impression.
Penn State Defensive End Abdul Carter (11) runs during an NCAA football match against southern California on Saturday, October 12, 2024 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
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“‘No, no friend. There is an LT and you are not lt. You are not even close to being a LT. So what about you just get f — out of my office and get in your playbook because you haven’t done S — yet. And now you get # 62 just to be an A-hole,'” said Gronkowski.
After turning out on Taylor and Simms’ jersey numbers, Carter made it clear that it’s just good enough for him to have his name on the back of a Giants jersey.
New York Giant’s first round draft of Abdul Carter, Center, holding up with a shirt with General Manager Joe Schoen, Left, and head coach Brian Daboll, right, at a news conference at the NFL football team training center in East Rutherford, NJ, Friday 25 April 2025. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Last season, the team was non-retired Ray Flaherty No. 1 for wide receiver Malik Nabers, who wore No. 9 through college. Flaherty’s number pension was the first in professional football history. Flaherty’s family gave Giants permission to non-pension on the number of Nabers, who carried it well. Nabers set like a rookie franchise record for most receptions in a season with 109.
