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Malik Nabers to Wear No. 1 Giants Jersey; Uniform Had Been Retired for Ray Flaherty

Malik Nabers will be wearing the number of a Hall of Famer when he takes the field for his rookie season.

The New York Giants revealed Wednesday the wide receiver was granted permission to wear No. 1 from the family of team legend Ray Flaherty. Flaherty's No. 1 was the first number to be retired in pro football history:

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