Abdul Carter feels good about his new number after selection drama

On the first day, Abdul Carter wore jersey No.51.Not 56.

Not 11.Those numbers remain retired for Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms, respectively.“I feel good,” Carter said Friday of his new number after his first on-field action for the Giants as rookie minicamp opened.

“I feel like it’s going to have to grow on me a little bit, but it’s feeling good right now.”Not long after the Giants made Carter the No.3 overall pick in the NFL draft, the edge rusher made inquiries to Taylor about wearing No.

56.Taylor respectfully said no and urged Carter to make famous whatever number he eventually got to wear.

Carter wore a legacy jersey at Penn State — No.11 — and Simms said he would be fine with his number coming out of retirement for Carter, who said he would be honored to wear No.

11.Simms got overruled by his wife and daughter, though, and 11 remains off-limits.So, why 51 for Carter?“Pretty much what we had available,” he said.

“It was a good number.”This does not have to be a permanently assigned number for Carter, but he said, “It’s pretty much set.I’m just happy to be out here playing football.

That’s all I’m worried about.”That is all head coach Brian Daboll is worried about, too.“Yeah, he’ll wear 51,” Daboll said.“I’m more concerned about the player and proving him, so that’s what number he’s in, 51.”Running back Cam Skattebo wore No.

44 in his Giants camp debut.He wore No.

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Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! “This is what I’m in for now,” he said.“We’ll see — this is a temporary number.

We’ll see what I end up in the season, but we won’t know that until later on.”Quart...