The New York Giants have picked up Jeromy Miles, a safety who has earned his stripes by being a special teams standout for the Baltimore Ravens. This gives the Giants another interesting option in their secondary.
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The Giants have the strong safety position locked down with rookie Landon Collins. The free safety position is anything but locked up. The Giants options at the position are Nat Berhe, Cooper Taylor, Josh Gordy and now Miles.
At worst Miles is a great tackling special teams player. The best case scenario sees him earning a starting job. While he only has a few starts and one interception on his resume, this is a player who has earned a shot the hard way.
Steve Spagnuolo, who was the Ravens secondary coach last season, must have liked what he saw from Miles. It is no coincidence that Miles is coming into Spagnuolo’s defense. Miles had 40 tackles on special teams in the past 5 seasons.
The free safety with the most experience as a starter is Gordy, though he has only started 11 games in 5 seasons. Gordy has recorded five interceptions in his career with three different teams. Gordy’s career began with Green Bay with the Packers for one season. Then he went to the Rams for a season before playing three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.
The Giants have four inexpensive and unproven players competing for the free safety position. This will be an interesting battle to watch in the preseason. Miles has always shown a lot of potential and with this signing, the Giants may have found a surprise starter.