Giants LB Abdul Carter’s Autograph Has Left Fans Questioning if It’s Even Allowed, While Some Say, “It’s One of the Coolest”

Over the years, we’ve seen some weird, uninteresting, and effortless autographs from star athletes across all sports. NFL players are no strangers to this, from Ja’Tavion Sanders’s just the initials “JS” to RB Christine Michael’s weird-looking C. And now, most recently, it’s New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter who is being included in the list for his strange autograph.

NFL aggregator Dov Kleiman recently shared a 2025 Panini Origins rookie card, autographed, of Carter on X. It’s a Rookie Jumbo Patch Autograph card, to be specific, featuring jersey material from the linebacker. But Kleiman wrote that the card also featured what is being labeled the “WORST autograph of All Time.”

The autograph is essentially the @ symbol from an email address. Kleiman added in his note, “This shouldn’t be allowed,” and many NFL fans seemed to agree.

“Terrible auto but a rock solid 10 of an @ symbol,” one fan commented.

“Now we need the whole email,” another joked. “It’s probably as far as he learned the alphabet,” a user piled on.

However, not everyone thinks it’s the worst autograph ever. Most users actually find it creative, noting that Carter incorporated his initials, with the ‘C’ wrapped around the ‘A.’

“That’s original as f**k in the sense of an auto at least tho lol,” one said. “A surrounded by a C. No problem from me,” a second user added.

Meanwhile, this one shared a picture of Carolina Panthers tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders’s Rookie Patch card, noting that this autograph is even worse.

Yet another user shared an image of an Edrick Houston card, while one posted George Pickens’ scribbled signature as well.

We have to agree with the latter group of fans that Carter’s signature doesn’t look that bad. Not as bad as Jerry Jeudy’s just”JJ,” or Vernand Morency’s checkmark.

Carter was picked third overall in last year’s NFL Draft. Other than making the PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team, he didn’t make much of an impact for the New York Giants. On top of that, he was disciplined for sleeping through a walkthrough. Although he refuted the report, he later ended up being disciplined for the second time in three games.

Fingers have since been pointed at repeated tardiness and missing team meetings. Even team leader Dexter Lawrence publicly told his rookie teammate to “grow up.”

Carter admitted to making “a mistake… detrimental to the team” later on. So, going into his sophomore season, his autograph will be the least of his worries.