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NY Giants Cap Space: How Dave Gettleman can add more space in 2021.

By Danny Friedman

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 13: The New York Giants wait in the tunnel prior to taking the field against the Arizona Cardinals before their game at MetLife Stadium on December 13, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 13: The New York Giants wait in the tunnel prior to taking the field against the Arizona Cardinals before their game at MetLife Stadium on December 13, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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David Mayo of the New York Giants (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
David Mayo of the New York Giants (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

David Mayo’s days in New York are likely numbered.

David Mayo has quite possibly also played his last snaps in New York.

Primarily a run-stuffer, his play on the field doesn’t justify the head-scratching extension Dave Gettleman handed him last offseason.

Gettleman handed Mayo a nice 3-year, $8.4 million to help bolster the linebackers corps. The team drafted four linebackers and Mayo missed the first five games with a torn meniscus.

This recipe led to little success for Mayo and he struggled to see snaps in Pat Graham’s defense. Mayo’s run abilities do not overcome his deficiencies in pass coverage which is far more valuable in today’s NFL.

Mayo’s extension included $3.5 million guaranteed that all came off the books this past season. The team can cut Mayo this offseason and get back the full $2.3 million he’s owed this season and $2.5 million owed in 2022. There is no dead cap left on his deal, this seems like an easy decision for the Giants to move on from an overpaid, reserve linebacker.

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