New York Giants Free Agency as of 3/31/22

By David DeCecchis, Eric Lavers
During this year’s free agency, the New York Giants have picked up some players, which we think will help the team. We went over some of the notable signings and provided our thoughts on them.

QB Tyrod Taylor- Taylor provides good QB depth for the Giants, which they certainly needed following the Mike Glennon fiasco at the end of last season. He stepped in and won a couple games last season in Houston, including beating the Titans, who made the playoffs. Taylor also provides good QB competition for Daniel Jones, which could push Jones into the first consistently successful season of his young career, and if Daniel Jones either totally fails or gets injured, you have a guy that could definitely come in and win some games. I believe this is a really good signing as you are getting a guy who is really good at the backup QB role, and you got him on a two year deal so it gives you some flexibility next season at QB regardless of if Daniel Jones will be your long term guy.

RB Matt Breida – Breida is a fast running back who had some good years in San Fransisco and a good year in Miami. If the Giants don’t end up trading Saquan Barkley, he would be a great backup for him, and if they do trade him, he could be a serviceable starter. He will be replacing Devontae Booker. He averaged 4.9 yards per carry in his career, and has 13 total touchdowns. He was on the Bills last season so he is familiar with the Brian Daboll Scheme. I think this is a good signing because the Giants running game wasn’t that good last year, and he can help it out.

OG Mark Glowinski – Glowinski is a veteran who entered the league in 2015 and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks and later played for the Indianapolis Colts. He has played 89 games in his career and started for 68 of them. I believe that he is a better pass blocker than run blocker, but I think that he is a good player and will definitely help the team because he can give Daniel Jones more time to throw the ball. He is a significant upgrade at the guard position.

C Jon Feliciano- Feliciano is also a veteran offensive lineman who was also drafted in 2015. He played a couple years with the Raiders and the Bills as an offensive guard, but it seems like the Giants are trying to use him as a center. This is a huge upgrade at the center position because Nick Gates is still injured, and Billy Price didn’t play as well as hoped. He has played 89 games and started 39 of them, which means he has experience which can only help.

WR Robert Foster – Foster comes into the season after not playing last season. However, he played two years in Buffalo, the most notable of those seasons being 2018. He recorded 27 catches for 541 yards, and 3 touchdowns. However, the most important thing about this signing in my opinion is his familiarity with the Brian Daboll scheme, which is what he played under in 2018. He provides some speed, and could compete with Darius Slayton for the WR3.


TE Ricky Seals-Jones – After Pro Bowler Evan Engram signed with the Jaguars, and Kaden Smith and Kyle Rudolph were both cut, the Giants had a much needed void at the Tight End position. Seals-Jones, played in Washington last year and got 271 yards in 30 receptions and 2 touchdowns. He has accumulated 10 total touchdowns in his career. He provides good size at the position and can be a threat in the right situation. I think this is a good signing because I believe he can help assist the team and he can definitely be a threat which can also open up other receivers as well.
With a very low amount of cap space, we both agree that the Giants did a great job signing good players that provide experience and better abilities that can help the team. This year is shaping up to be a rebuilding season, while the chance for being competitive will come in 2023 due to having a lot of cap space to sign players next offseason, along with two more drafts, and a year with everyone under the new coaching scheme.