Phil Simms' son reveals mother, sister blocked Giants great from giving retired number to Abdul Carter

Phil Simms, the legendary New York Giants quarterback, and his household person been wrestling with the conception of letting the team’s first-round pick, Abdul Carter, deterioration his retired No. 11 jersey. 

While Simms himself said helium would beryllium unfastened to letting Carter deterioration the aforesaid fig helium wore astatine Penn State, the women successful his household yet unopen it down. 

Chris Simms, Phil’s lad and existent NBC NFL analyst, broke down the statement wrong his household ellipse connected "PFT Live with Mike Florio" connected Monday, erstwhile helium said "shedding tears" really came for his sister, Deidre, and mother, Diana. 

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Former New York Giants backmost Phil Simms during a ceremonial to unveil a mural celebrating the New York Giants 100th play astatine Hackensack University Medical Center. (IMAGN)

After Simms made his comments astir being unfastened to letting No. 11 spell to Carter, Chris had a telephone telephone with his father, asking if helium was going to marque it hap for real. 

However, Deidre called and could not judge Chris was connected his father’s side. 

"’I thought you were going to beryllium connected my side, however situation you. Forget it, I don’t privation to speech to you and we’re hanging up,’" Chris said Deidre told him implicit the phone. 

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"That’s erstwhile I knew, ‘Uh oh, ma and sister person gotten progressive here.’ And ma and sister person 1 much ballot than maine and member (Matt), and I don’t cognize wherever my member stands connected this."

Chris said that his begetter asked him if helium could sway his ma and sister to his side. However, Chris was close – the Simms women’s votes held much powerfulness successful the end. 

"I knew they threw a fit," Chris said. "I deliberation it’s going to the constituent wherever virtually determination was like, they were shedding tears. I’m not trying to embarrass my ma oregon my sister, but that’s however important it was to them. And connected apical of that, the blowback disconnected of that and the magnitude of radical that came to my dad, ‘Don’t springiness your fig up, don’t bash that,’ I deliberation helium was a small taken aback by that. 

New York Giants backmost Phil Simms, left, and New York Giants rookie Abdul Carter. (IMAGN)

"Ultimately, he’s not going to bash it, helium got outvoted by his family, specifically his girl and his wife, but that’s wherever it stands close now."

Carter, who went 3rd wide successful the 2025 NFL Draft, has sparked immoderate contention revolving astir the jersey fig helium wants to wear. Lawrence Taylor, the Hall of Fame linebacker whose retired No. 56 was brought up by Carter, told the rookie to marque his ain fig famous. 

That was erstwhile Carter pivoted to No. 11, which Phil openly said helium would see giving to him. Now, however, Carter volition person to find his ain fig similar each different player. 

It seems trivial to judge a rookie could instrumentality a retired number, but it has happened precocious successful the NFL, including with the Giants this past season. Malik Nabers got support from the household of Ray Flaherty to deterioration No. 1, and helium did good successful it past year. 

NBC Sports expert Chris Simms connected the tract anterior to a crippled betwixt the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports)

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Also, successful this year’s draught class, Warren Moon gave Cam Ward, the fig 1 wide pick, the close to deterioration his retired No. 1 with the Tennessee Titans. Of course, Moon has the close to springiness distant his fig if so. 

While jersey numbers usually bash not transportation value for rookies, the NFL satellite is present fixated connected what Carter volition bash present that some of his requests person been denied. 

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