The New York Giants offseason has been defined by quarterback moves and trench help, but Joe Schoen’s also been quietly doing work around the margins. That includes shoring up a unit that rarely gets love—until it becomes a problem. Special teams.
Last season, the Giants’ special teams weren’t exactly a disaster, but they weren’t flipping games either. It was a mixed bag. They re-signed Ihmir Smith-Marsette to stabilize the return game, which was a step in the right direction. Then they swiped a solid special teamer and depth linebacker from the Baltimore Ravens in Chris Board. To wrap a bow on the special teams' agenda, they also signed Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles.
Again, nothing flashy, but the kind of under-the-radar help they desperately lacked during the injury storm late last year.
Now, they’ve added another layer of consistency by bringing back a key piece that helped steady that group in 2024. The team officially re-signed linebacker Ty Summers—a move that won’t make headlines but absolutely matters.
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— New York Giants (@Giants) March 31, 2025
Ty Summers returning is more than just a depth move
Summers appeared in 16 games, even making two late-season starts on defense. He finished with 29 total tackles and was one of the team’s most consistent contributors in the third phase of the game.
He’s not coming back to push Bobby Okereke or Micah McFadden for snaps. That’s not the role. But what he gives the Giants is familiarity, reliability, and physicality on special teams—something that doesn’t show up in box scores but definitely gets noticed on film.
With Board already in the building and Muasau entering Year 2, the linebacker group is largely set. Summers’ return locks in one more experienced voice in a room that’s gotten more versatile this offseason. And while playing time on defense will be limited, he showed last year that he can hold his own when called upon in a pinch.
Originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round in 2019, Summers has bounced around a bit—spending time with the Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, and Detroit Lions before landing with the G-Men last fall. But he carved out a real role in New York and made the most of it. Bringing him back was a smart move.
Summers knows the system, knows his job, and does it well. That’s a win.