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New York Giants offseason primer: NFL Draft needs, free agent notes, more

By Matt Lombardo

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New York Giants’ unrestricted free agents

Again, given current constraints, it would seem far more likely that the New York Giants are more like spectators in the free agent craziness as opposed to being one of the more aggressive teams on the open-market last offseason.

But, there’s a chance that Schoen and the Giants will aim to keep some of their impending free agents in the fold.

Here’s every New York Giants’ player about to hit free agency later this month:

WR C.J. Board – A special teams standout who was used sparingly on offense the past two seasons, Board fractured his arm in Week 5 last season, ending his 2021 campaign.

LB Lorenzo Carter – The New York Giants’ third-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Carter was a bit of a late-bloomer, suffered an Achilles injury in Week 5 of the 2020 season, and had the most dominant season of his career in 2021. For the right price, Carter is the type of player Schoen and the New York Giants should try to retain, and build a defense around.

TE Evan Engram – Engram’s free agency will be a litmus test for both parties. This is expected to be a historically deep free agent crop of tight ends (Dalton Schultz, Zach Ertz, Mike Gesicki, and David Njoku are among the top players available), and Engram may benefit from playing in Brian Daboll’s offense. Whether a team views Engram as a top-of-market player may dictate whether the former first-round pick returns to the New York Giants for one more season, or cashes in during free agency. Engram is viewed significantly higher by executives and scouts inside the league than by Giants fans and media who cover the team.

OG Will hernandez – The New York Giants’ second-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Hernandez has been wildly inconsistent, and at times was benched by the prior coaching staff. It would seem unlikely that the Giants bring him back.

DL Austin Johnson – Johnson has been a steady run-stuffing defensive tackle with some pass-rush ability since his arrival prior to the 2020 season. The veteran lineman could find his way back onto the New York Giants’ roster, if another team doesn’t break the bank to fortify their line with him.

S Jabrill Peppers – Peppers’ season-ending injury complicates his free agency, and could lead to him signing a one-year prove-it deal with the New York Giants. But, with young players like Xavier McKinney and Julian Love in the fold, don’t expect New York to break the bank to try to bring him back.

OT Nate Solder – Solder’s contract voided earlier this offseason, he’s played his final game in a New York Giants uniform.

QB Mike Glennon – The previous coaching staff believed Glennon was an upgrade as a veteran backup over Colt McCoy. That was a gross miscalculation.

C Billy Price – The New York Giants acquired Price in a trade that sent B.J. Hill and a conditional seventh-round pick to the Bengals last summer. Price struggled mightily through much of 2021.

CB Keion Crossen

OT Korey Cunningham

LS Casey Kreiter

LB Benardrick McKinney

FB Elijhaa Penny

WR Dante Pettis

LB Reggie Ragland

DL Danny Shelton

OL Matt Skura

LB Jaylon Smith

TE Levine Toilolo

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