Should the New York Giants Unretire #56 for Abdul Carter?

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00:00All right, DRS, our next buy or sell is about the New York Giants,

00:03your favorite team to bag on.

00:05A couple of notable Giants players that have retired their numbers.

00:08Lawrence Taylor, number 56.

00:10Phil Simms, former guest of the early line, number 11.

00:14Eli Manning at number 10.

00:16Michael Strahan at number 92.

00:18Buy or sell, as we have heard from Abdul Carter,

00:21who was drafted third overall by the Giants,

00:24he wants the idea of 56 unretired

00:26so it can be the number of the Giants' franchise defensively,

00:30much like number 11 is in Happy Valley for Penn State,

00:37of which Abdul Carter wore,

00:38following in the footsteps of Micah Parsons,

00:41who followed in the footsteps of many at linebacker U,

00:44notably LeVar Arrington as well.

00:46Buy or sell, DRS.

00:48The Giants should unretire number 56 for Abdul Carter.

00:52Absolutely buy it.

00:53The retirement of jerseys is ridiculous.

00:56Like, retirement should be for the single best football player

00:59in the history of the sport,

01:00and that's the only guy that gets his number retired.

01:03Like, Wayne Gretzky in hockey.

01:0499, all franchises, nobody should ever wear it,

01:07even if Wayne Gretzky played for multiple franchises there.

01:10In Major League Baseball, maybe it's just Babe Ruth.

01:12Number three should be retired by the New York Yankees.

01:15Everybody else should be in play,

01:17and yes, that includes Derek Jeter.

01:18So what an honor it would be for Lawrence Taylor,

01:21and they do this all the time in college football.

01:23Hey, man, saw that this number is retired.

01:26Can I come to your school and play?

01:28They asked the family, and almost 99% of the time,

01:32that family goes, what an honor it would be.

01:35My late father, grandfather, my uncle, whoever,

01:38would love to have watched you play with his jersey.

01:40So for 56 to reappear in a Giants jersey,

01:45wrecking quarterbacks left and right,

01:47it would be a sensational tribute to Lawrence Taylor,

01:51and Lawrence Taylor should absolutely love that

01:53with the respect it would have,

01:55because it would almost feel like he's been reincarnated

01:57watching a football game with the Giants

01:59and a number 56 running around like,

02:01man, that used to be my jersey,

02:03and this kid is blowing up quarterbacks left and right.

02:06I love this move.

02:08It should be in play in every franchise,

02:10and even my Philadelphia Eagles should give number five

02:12to a punter as opposed to Donovan McNabb

02:14and having his number retired in Philadelphia.

02:16How about that?

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