Roster bubble: Giants’ draft might have been bad news for these players
Who might now find their roster spots in jeopardy?
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The New York Giants roster was just infused with six new draft picks, as well as a few undrafted free agents. Additions to a team ultimately lead to subtractions from the previous squad. By the time the season starts, the Giants have to trim their 90-man roster to 53 active players.
The Giants added a wide receiver, two corners, two EDGE rushers, and a running back in the draft. Players that were on the field for significant snaps, on both the offense and defense, may be in trouble. Let’s see what players may be on the roster bubble heading into the 2021 training camp.
Giants 2021 undrafted free agent tracker | Dave Gettleman quickly signs 3 players and 2 are O-Linemen
Updated May 01, 2021;
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The Giants added six players in the NFL Draft, and all of a sudden they’re in a roster crunch. At least, if they intend on adding more than a couple undrafted free agents.
The Giants are currently at 88 players on their roster, just two below the maximum 90. It is likely that they’ll cut some players soon to clear out roster space to add some UDFAs, though they don’t necessarily need as large of a UDFA class as in past years.
Giants 2021 undrafted free agent tracker: Meet Dave Gettleman’s small UDFA class . so far
Updated May 02, 2021;
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As of Saturday night, they’d only agreed to sign three:
- Florida center Brett Heggie
- Georgia Southern defensive end Raymond Johnson III
The Giants went into undrafted free agency with 88 players on their roster, just two below the maximum 90. If all three were fully signed as free agents and not just rookie minicamp tryouts then the Giants would have to cut at least one player, and more if they add more UDFAs.
Here is the Giants’ 2021 draft class on top of that:
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