During the Season 6 finale, it was shown that it was only Abraham and Carl who remained defiant to Negan while he was making his litany before he Lucilled someone. He even branded Carl as a future serial killer.
Carl is obviously hardened from all the hardships that he has been through right from the start. Although Carl is a good example for Negan to send a huge message to Rick, it seems unlikely that he will batter the teenager to a pulp.
The insider said Abraham has no fear of Negan and that the leader of the Saviors noticed it that is why he had to go via Lucille.
The information released by the insider seems to have found a good leg to stand on when showrunner Scott Gimple recently made a promise that “The Walking Dead” Season 7 would take a hard left from the comic books.
So killing Abraham might be the hard left that Gimple was referring to. As a matter of fact, the TV series has already veered off course from the comics because it was actually Abraham who has been killed by the crossbow coming from Dwight.
Instead, it was Dr. Denise Cloyd, played by Merritt Wever, who died in his place during the penultimate episode of Season 6 of “The Walking Dead.”