The New York Giants have finally answered the question everyone in the NFL and the media has been asking. What number will Malik Nabers wear?
The two numbers Nabers has previously worn are 13 and 8. Neither of those numbers are available. Giants quarterback Daniel Jones wears No. 8 and former Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt wears No. 13. With that in mind, the Giants have decided to do something no NFL team has done before. They have decided to retire a number.
The Giants have decided not to retire the number 1 that Nabers will wear in New York. The number was last worn by Giants legend Ray Flaherty. Flaherty played as an end for the Giants. His career began in 1929 as a player for the New York Yankees football team. Yes, back in the 1920s the football team was called the Yankees.
In 1935, his number was retired, the first number in professional football history to be retired. Now his number is the first to never be retired.
With permission from the family of Giants legend Ray Flaherty, Malik Nabers will wear number 1.
Flaherty’s number was the first in professional football history to be retired. #Giants100 pic.twitter.com/9I5BKSkIVK
— New York Giants (@Giants) 28 August 2024
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