New York Giants Steve Serby Abdul Carter is ready for a Year 2 leap — and he plans to bring the Giants defense with him By Steve Serby Published Aug. 18, 2026, 7:14 p.m. ET Giants' Abdul Carter (3) speaks with the media during training camp. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST It is clear as day that Abdul Carter is in the early stages of a second-year leap that makes him confident that a Blue York Sack Exchange is coming.
Carter was asked Tuesday whether the Giants pass rushers — Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux, perhaps Arvell Reese and certainly himself — should lead the league in sacks, and he said:
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“Absolutely. We’ve got to put the work in, though.