Reasons why giants should not sign UFAs
When free agency opens up next month, the Giants should avoid these three free agents, according to Bleacher Report.
The New York Giants require assistance at receiver and in the interior of the offensive line. However, they have to staff these and other necessities on their roster in a sensible manner, just like with anything else.
In order to address some of the team’s most urgent needs, Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox assembled a list of recommendations for general manager Joe Schoen on certain upcoming unrestricted free agents who, while seemingly wise choices for the Giants, aren’t.
Guard Connor Williams of the Miami Dolphins is the first player Knox advises the Giants to steer clear of. He stated, “With a projected market worth of $13.5 million a year, Williams won’t come at a bargain.” When healthy, Williams has been an excellent player, but the Giants just cannot afford to give such a big contract to an uncertain player.
Williams is going to be among the best guard possibilities available in the off-season. After being selected by the Cowboys in the 2018 draft, he mostly played left guard until 2021. Having played in all offensive snaps during the previous season, he has been with the Dolphins since. Sadly, he tore his ACL in December, which limited his availability for Week 1. He’s a good player; prior to getting hurt in 2023, he only allowed one sack and two quarterback hits in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
The Giants are more in need of a guard/tackle than a guard, and Williams’s expected salary adds even more justification for New York to avoid the one-time Dallas Cowboy.
Another player Knox advises the Giants to stay away from is Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans, who is someone Giants supporters have frequently asked about adding. “The Giants could be able to sign Evans on a back-loaded contract, but they would probably have to overpay,” Knox pointed out. Evans probably doesn’t want to be involved in New York’s precarious quarterback position at this point in his career.
Since joining the league in 2014, Evans has been among, if not the most, reliable wide receivers. In his ten-year career, he has averaged 1,000 receiving yards a year and has only missed nine games during the regular season. In Super Bowl LV, he helped the Buccaneers defeat the Chiefs, proving that he is also a champion. When the time comes, Evans will undoubtedly be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
But for the future Hall of Famer, it doesn’t make sense to go to the Giants. Is the Giants’ top wide receiver still needed? Indeed. They have a strong chance of drafting a No. 1 receiver on a rookie deal that is less expensive, so they don’t need to spend for Evans and risk locking themselves into a poor contract for years to come.
Evans is still a valuable asset to a team, but the rebuilding Giants have no business paying a receiver who will be 31 years old come football season more than $20 million a year.
