We can only wonder how some of the NFL’s all-time greats from the previous decades would perform in the modern football game.

Emmitt Smith isn’t slowing down; in fact, he's just getting started in a whole new arena. At the 2025 RealEstate Gala red carpet, the NFL Hall of Famer opens up about the mindset, discipline ...

New York Giants rookie Abdul Carter stirred controversy after requesting Lawrence Taylor’s retired No. 56 jersey number. With that request denied and another from Phil Simms also turned down ...

Or perhaps he realized Taylor was right in saying Carter should take a different number and make it famous on his own. The Giants didn't retire No. 51, so Carter didn't have to seek the approval ...

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.

After getting shut down to wearing both Lawrence Taylor's No. 56 and Phil Simms' No. 11, Carter, the third overall pick of the draft, has settled on No. 51. The Giants announced that Carter will ...

EAST RUTHERFORD - Abdul Carter was denied by Lawrence Taylor in a pursuit of the iconic number he would have loved to wear in the NFL. The Giants' first-round pick was ready to accept an offer ...

The No. 3 overall pick publicly said a few weeks ago that he was interested in taking all-time defender Lawrence Taylor's former No. 56, if it was a possibility. That idea was shut down quickly ...