Starting with an appearance on FanDuel TV, former Giants quarterback Phil Simms opened the door on possibly allowing his retired number (11) to be worn by Carter, who had previously been spurned in his effort to wear Lawrence Taylor's retired No.

Chris Simms had already tipped off the social team at NBC and Pro Football Talk with the potential scoop. A recent phone call with his father had him expecting his father would make good on his comments that he would be open to letting Abdul Carter wear his retired No.

The family of Ray Flaherty permitted wide receiver Malik Nabers to wear his retired No. 1 last season, so the precedent has already been set. It has also been felt around the league as Warren Moon recently granted Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward to wear his retired No. 1.