When the Giants drafted Lorenzo Carter in the spring, he was well-versed in the team’s legacy of pass-rushers. It’s a chain that goes back to Lawrence Taylor, who played with Michael Strahan, who played with Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck, who played with Jason Pierre-Paul.
Just about every time the Giants have drafted a defensive end (or an outside linebacker like Carter, now that they are a 3-4 scheme) in the past few years, he’s said exactly what Carter said about knowing the team’s history at the position and wanting to be the next link in that chain.