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Grading New York Giants’ signing of tight end Ricky Seals-Jones

By Matt Lombardo

Washington Football Team tight end Ricky Seals-Jones (83) catches a touchdown pass as New York Giants cornerback Adoree' Jackson (Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)
Washington Football Team tight end Ricky Seals-Jones (83) catches a touchdown pass as New York Giants cornerback Adoree' Jackson (Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) /
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Washington Football Team tight end Ricky Seals-Jones (Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) /

Projecting Ricky Seals’ role in the New York Giants’ offense

There’s little doubt that new Giants general manager Joe Schoen is beginning a long-overdue rebuild, especially when a player of Seals-Jones’ caliber is among the first players signed in free agency.

The cap-strapped Giants released veteran tight ends Kyle Rudolph and Kaden Smith to create spending flexibility earlier this month, and Evan Engram departs to Jacksonville, where he signed a one-year contract with the Jaguars worth $9 million.

As the NFL’s new league year begins, Seals-Jones is the only NFL-caliber tight end currently on the roster.

Seals-Jones was a wide receiver in college, which gives him the ability to potentially quickly develop into a reliable pass-catcher and perhaps a security blanket for quarterback Daniel Jones.

In all likelihood, the New York Giants will prioritize the tight end position in next month’s NFL Draft, but as the roster currently stands, Seals-Jones would easily be the Week 1 starter.

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