Should the NY Giants retain Aldrick Rosas after formal charges?

Does Rosas’ play with NY Giants warrant keeping him despite arrest?

Even before this incident, Aldrick Rosas was on thin ice with the fan base, and the front office was only willing to offer him a one-year restricted free agent deal, although it was one that pays well for his position.

In a nutshell, Rosas’ three seasons alternated from mediocre to top of the profession, and then right back down to mediocre in 2019.

During his All-Pro 2018 season, he converted an astounding 97% of his field goals (32-33) and 96.9% of his extra points (31-32). Those numbers fell off a cliff in 2019 as he returned to his rookie year levels of a 70% field goal rate (12-17) and he missed four extra points which really seemed to be the main bone of contention with NY Giants fans.

But when you take a deeper look at the numbers, there could actually be a logical reason why Aldrick Rosas had such a mediocre 2019; he never got the opportunity to get off to a fast start.

During the NY Giants’ first eight games, Rosas only attempted 6 field goals, not allowing him to get into much of a rhythm.

It all snowballed downhill from there as the second half of his season was where he really struggled, but how many kickers can say they’ve made an All-Pro team, let alone before they turned 25?

That type of potential doesn’t come around often, and since there isn’t much to be excited about on the free-agent market, I do believe his play alone on the field justifies him being on the team in 2020 — an assertion the NY Giants agreed with, obviously, by choosing to retain him before the arrest.