Reviewing New York Giants’ free agent signings, who’s next?
By Henry Buggy
#3 – Curtis Riley & Teddy Williams
Offensive line was Big Blue’s biggest need entering free agency, but the Giants also clearly had questions to answer in their secondary.
After cutting DRC, the G-Men were left with just two legitimate starting cornerbacks in Janoris Jenkins and Eli Apple. Both Gettleman and Shurmur have said Apple will have a “clean slate.”
The Giants will need the 22-year-old cornerback to step up in his third season. Gettleman is surely not done adding players to the secondary, but Curtis Riley and Teddy Williams are not coming to the Big Apple for starting roles.
Both players will provide depth at the cornerback position and will look to make an impact on special teams.
Riley, 25, joined the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2015 and has played in 11 games over the past two seasons. He recorded an interception and two passes defended in 2017.
Williams, 29, has spent the past three seasons with Carolina. The signing reunites him with Big Blue’s new special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound cornerback has amassed 22 tackles, three passes defended, two forced fumbles, and an interception in 27 games played.
Neither player will significantly improve New York’s secondary, but they do add some much-needed depth to the cornerback position. Williams and Riley can also make an impact on New York’s special teams, which were awful in 2017.