Overview
- Multiple reports say the Giants are unlikely to pursue top-priced free agents Tyler Linderbaum and Kenneth Walker III, with Linderbaum projected at $20 million-plus per year and Walker viewed as the running back market leader.
- Baltimore has tried to keep Linderbaum and remains in contact, while other suitors such as the Raiders, Commanders and Titans are positioned to bid as the legal tampering window opens.
- New York’s current cap flexibility is about $14.2 million after moves that included releasing Bobby Okereke and James Hudson and a pay cut for Devin Singletary, with further cap-clearing expected.
- Beat reporting indicates the Giants will prioritize more affordable additions, focusing on the guard market and monitoring Alijah Vera-Tucker, cornerback Jamel Dean, linebacker Tremaine Edmunds and tight end Isaiah Likely.
- Internally, right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor is a keep priority before free agency formally begins, and separate reporting has downplayed earlier claims that the team seriously pursued a Trent McDuffie trade.