Several key players might be entering their final weeks as a member of the NY Giants, including tight end Evan Engram and safety Jabrill Peppers, as the organization faces difficult questions this offseason
The NY Giants, whether the organization will admit it or not, is far closer to the beginning of a rebuild than to competing for a championship.
That’s what made this offseason’s big splashes in free agency; signing wide receiver Kenny Golladay, cornerback Adoree’ Jackson, and making Leonard Williams one of the highest-paid players at his position so puzzling, when viewed in the scope of how far away this team is from pushing for the postseason.
After seven weeks, the Giants are 2-5, with wins over the New Orleans Saints and woebegone Carolina Panthers, but are just about to enter the teeth of a remaining schedule that has a winning percentage of .485.
General manager Dave Gettleman’s future is very much uncertain.
But, it would appear barring some sort of dramatic on the field turnaround over the final 10 weeks of this season, the NY Giants will look very different next September than they will at the end of this campaign.
Who stays and who goes remains to be seen, but it would seem that several players are entering the home stretch of their NY Giants tenures …
Here’s a look at five NY Giants players who won’t be back in 2022:
NY Giants LT Nate Solder
At this stage, the NY Giants can’t even rely on Nate Solder to be a reliable swing offensive tackle.
That has become more evident with each game he’s been pressed into action after left tackle Andrew Thomas landed on injured reserve.
Through six games, Solder has allowed four sacks, 22 pressures, and six quarterback hits. Not the kind of performance that any franchise would expect from a veteran presence, especially along an offensive line that has otherwise been thrown into a state of tumult.
The NY Giants can create $14 million in cap space by releasing Solder prior to June 1, while absorbing $4 million dead-money. Expect releasing Solder with a June 1 designation to be among the NY Giants’ general manager’s first orders of business this offseason, whomever that might be.