Veteran coaches with years of experience could barely control themselves when assessing what Carter will add to the Giants’ defense.

Carter, 21, kept an even keel while growing up in a chaotic corner of the city. At 8, he started playing football as a running back, and his father Chris, who answers to “Bigs,” implored him ...

Abdul Carter displays his own Giants jersey after being selected as the NO. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Tannen Maury/UPI/Shutterstock The Giants eschewed taking the quarterback and went with Carter.

Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter celebrates being chosen by the New York Giants as the third overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft in Green Bay, Wis., Thursday, April ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Abdul Carter tackled his first big task in the NFL — choosing a jersey number. After a search that made some headlines, the New York Giants' first-round pick is wearing ...

But even with that upgraded depth chart, Eliot Wolf, Mike Vrabel, and the rest of the Patriots’ top decision-makers likely wouldn’t think twice if Abdul Carter fell to them at No. 4 in the ...

Carter led the nation with 23.5 tackles for loss and finished with 12 sacks -- figures that rank No. 3 and No. 6, respectively, on Penn State's all-time single-season list -- and was named the Big ...

New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51) slows to a stop after catching as pass during the NFL football team's rookie minicamp, Friday, May 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Abdul Carter tackled his first big task in the NFL — choosing a jersey number. After a search that made some headlines, the New York Giants' first-round pick is ...