Lorenzo Carter's hair color is Olivier Vernon's fault.
Before Vernon sprained his ankle and left a huge hole in the Giants' starting defense during practices leading up to the Sept. 9 regular-season opener, the seven-year veteran dyed Carter's hair orange in a ritual the rookie described as "team bonding."
The veterans also messed with the hair of fellow defensive front-seven rookies B.J. Hill, R.J. McIntosh and Tae Davis, but Carter bore the brunt of the prank.
"They dumped the whole (dye) in my head," Carter said. "It was a lot of guys, but O.