Lawrence Taylor Jersey — Giants Throwback XXL-6X, XLT-5XLT
Offensive coordinators used to build their whole week around one man. The Lawrence Taylor jersey is still the one Giants fans reach for when they want the defense’s glory years in the stands — the blue No. 56 from the Parcells era, remade as a throwback. This page collects the Taylor jersey in big and tall sizes: extended sizes running through the XXL-6X range, tall cuts from XLT out to 5XLT, and every size on its own link, so a Lawrence Taylor jersey in your fit is a click away instead of a hunt through a dropdown.
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Lawrence Taylor Jersey — the Giants No. 56 Throwback
The throwback is the home blue from Taylor’s prime: the No. 56, the plain Giants helmet-era look, nothing extra. It is the jersey from two Super Bowl runs and a decade of quarterbacks hearing footsteps. The photo below links to a big & tall search for Taylor gear, where the throwback jersey sits with the rest of his shirts and hoodies. Plenty of fans own a current player’s jersey for the regular season and keep the Taylor for the games that feel like history — a cold December kickoff, a Cowboys visit, any Sunday when the defense needs to set the tone.
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Taylor Sizing — Throwback Sizes XXL-6X, Tall XLT-5XLT
The list below starts with a combined S-XL link into the Giants jerseys department, then steps up one size at a time: 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X and 6X, so sizes up to 6XL are covered end to end. After those come the tall cuts — XLT, 2XLT, 3XLT, 4XLT and 5XLT — built for fans who need length through the body and sleeves more than they need width. The extended-size and tall links open the full Giants men’s department filtered to your size, which works in your favor: if the Taylor throwback in your fit is picked over that week, every Giants jersey and hoodie in the same size is still right in front of you.
A quick fit note: throwback jerseys are cut roomier than modern ones, closer to what the players actually wore. MetLife Stadium gets genuinely cold once the sun drops in November, and most fans layer a hoodie underneath — if that’s your plan and you’re between sizes, the bigger one is the safer call. Tall fans should start with the extended tall links rather than sizing up, since a regular 3X can’t add the length a tall cut builds in.
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Interesting Facts About Lawrence Taylor
The Giants took Taylor second overall in the 1981 draft out of North Carolina, and the league changed almost immediately. Before Taylor, outside linebacker was a supporting position. He turned it into the most feared job on the field — fast enough to cover, strong enough to bull-rush a tackle, and arriving at the quarterback with bad intentions. Offenses had to answer him specifically, and that answer reshaped football: tight ends stayed in to block instead of running routes, and the left tackle — the man guarding a right-handed quarterback’s blind side — became one of the highest-paid players in the sport.
The peak was 1986. Taylor piled up 20.5 sacks and won the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award — a defensive player taking league MVP, something only two men have ever done. He was named Defensive Player of the Year three times, and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV with his defense as their identity. Ask fans who froze through those winters at the old Giants Stadium and they’ll tell you the defense got the loudest roars, and No. 56 got the loudest of all.
Taylor entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999, his first year of eligibility, and the Giants retired his No. 56. Nobody in blue will ever wear it again — which is exactly why the throwback version of this jersey never really goes out of rotation in the parking lots.
Lawrence Taylor Jersey — Shopper Questions
Does the Lawrence Taylor jersey come in big and tall XXL-6X sizes?
Yes — the size list above covers XXL, 3X, 4X, 5X and 6X individually, alongside the S-XL base link and the 2X. The extended sizes sit in the Giants men’s department, so Taylor gear and the rest of the Giants range in your size are in front of you together.
What tall Taylor jersey sizes are available?
XLT, 2XLT, 3XLT, 4XLT and 5XLT — each listed with its own link. Those links open the Giants men’s department in the tall cuts, which add torso and sleeve length rather than just width.
Which era does the Taylor throwback copy?
His Giants prime — the home blue No. 56 from the Parcells years, including the Super Bowl XXI and XXV championship runs. It’s the retired-player throwback version, not a current-roster jersey.
What if the Taylor jersey is sold out in my size?
The extended-size links still land you in the right place — the Giants men’s department filtered to your size, with the rest of the team’s throwback and current gear in that fit. The Fanatics links in the closing section below pull from a second store’s stock as well.
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Fanatics carries the Giants throwback shelf and the full big & tall range, and its sale days don’t always line up with the shop above — worth a comparison before you check out:
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For the wider legend shelf, this site’s Mitchell & Ness throwback jerseys roundup crosses every league in the same extended sizes, and the Barry Sanders jersey page covers the running back from Taylor’s own era — the two of them shared plenty of Sundays, and more than a few highlight reels.