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When it comes to the NFL off-season, part of the fun of covering it is trying to use logic in determining what one’s favorite team might do as far as its roster moves.
SI.com’s Conor Orr recently took to doing that exercise for each of the 32 NFL teams, and when it came to making his lone bold prediction for the New York Giants, well, let’s say that Orr didn’t exactly go out on a limb with his forecast for Big Blue.
The first part of this prediction is not exactly bold, nor is it unique to the Giants, who, per Over the Cap, are now listed with $11,629,144 of functional cap space (what they have available to add to their Top 51 roster spaces when the rule kicks in on March 13), and their $19,462,691 total cap space.
The Giants have several ways to open up some cap space to attack the veteran free agent market at positions of need and re-sign some of their pending free agents, such as running back Saquon Barkley, linebacker Isaiah Simmons, return specialist Gunner Olszewski, and safety Xavier McKinney.
Among the first moves expected to be made is the cutting of guard Mark Glowinski ($5,682,353 savings).
The Giants could also convert as much as $6.775 million of linebacker Bobby Okereke’s 2024 base salary into a signing bonus that would prorate over the remaining life of the deal and open up just slightly more than $5 million in space.
