Not Retiring

The New York Giants face a problem that happens across the league. How do you honor a player without retiring his number?

Giants fans have wondered why Michael Strahan's 92 has not been retired. The team did it quickly for Phil Simms and Lawrence Taylor. Perhaps, it's because they already have 11 numbers retired. They are basically running out like most teams. You see it in training camp when two rookies share the same number on offense and defense.

Most teams have decided to use a Ring of Honor or team Hall of Fame. When Tedy Bruschi retired, he wanted someone else to wear his number. It didn't happen until this season when Brian Waters took it over.

For many years, nobody wore Steve Grogan's number 14 during the regular season. It was issued in training camp. The players who wore it never made the team. They finally issued it a couple years ago to Zoltan Mesko.

It's a wonderful honor to have a number retired, but unless the league expands to three digits, it needs to stop.