Giants rookie to wear first ever retired jersey number in NFL history – almost 90 years later after it was initially honored

Giants rookie to wear first retired jersey number in NFL history – almost 90 years later after it was initially retired

New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers will wear the No. 1 jersey in his rookie NFL campaign, becoming the first Giants player to wear the number since 1935.

NFL team rewrites history by unretiring first jersey number ever retired

The New York Giants might not win a lot of games this season. But they’ve already stunned fans and made history before Week 1. GettyMalik Nabers has another reason to smile after receiving a historic jersey number[/caption] The Giants have created a social-media storm by giving No. 1 to rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers, who was the No. 6 overall pick out of LSU. Handing No. 1 to Nabers might not sound like a huge deal — until the history behind…