Golden Tate didn’t get enough snaps to warrant his contract in 2020
The New York Giants have some tough decisions to make this coming offseason. They only have just under $10 million in cap space, so they will need to create more by releasing some veterans that aren’t producing like they need.
Here are some guys that the Giants should consider releasing.
RG Kevin Zeitler
The Giants showed in 2020 that they’re committed to their young group of offensive lineman, which is why Zeitler was rotated in and out of games. He’s not the player that they traded for a couple of years ago and it’s time to dump his salary. It would save them $12 million against the cap and they would only have $2 .5 million of dead money.
WR Golden Tate
Tate’s playing time dwindled as the season went on. Like their offensive line, he was losing time to younger players like rookie Austin Mack.
Tate just isn’t the player he once was and the Giants would save $6.1 million if they cut him. They would have to eat $4.7 million dead cap space though.
OT Nate Solder
Let’s be honest, Solder never panned out after he was signed as a free agent. He opted out this season due to COVID-19, which I totally understand. But he did question whether he would continue playing next season during a recent interview.
The Giants have a good young right tackle in Matt Peart that they can move on with while dumping Solder’s huge salary. The problem is that they would only save $6 million and have to deal with $10.5 million in dead money for 2021.
LG Will Hernandez
Like Zeitler, Hernandez saw his playing time go down quite a bit. He actually didn’t even play in week 17. There is no sense in keeping him. It would save the Giants $1.4 million and create $874,680 in dead money.
TE Levine Toilolo
I thougght Toilolo played well, but the Giants could either sign someone for a cheaper rate or draft a young tight end in the sixth or seventh round to have a third stringer. Cutting him would save $2.9 million with no dead money.
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In your opinion the Giants should release two of there Guards? Do you know what continuity means and how it is achieved? I would hope the could rework Zeitler contract and keep him. I know he takes more off the cap, but he played better then the other guards. Lets fix the offensive line before we replace the better players on it. All the other players can go. And you can throw in David Mayo, and Colt McCoy. You may think I am crazy, but I think the Giants should bring back DeAndre Baker. For one he has learned his lesson and should develope in Grahams defence and his dead cap is over 2.5 mil. Give the kid a second chance. Some young boys make foolish mistakes. Bring him back if he would come back.
Problem is he is with the chiefs
The first one I would release is Engram. Too many drops and missed blocks.
100% agree……
Everybody complains about Engram. Myself included but you aren’t going to find a better tight end! I think we all see flashes of brilliance with him and our expectations go through the roof. He is what he is but he is still a top pass catching tight end in the NFL and he’s in his prime.
Engram is pro bowl but he has too many big drops.
I don’t know what pro bowl ur talking about Engram needs to go. Somewhere