Giants make it official that they won’t tag star safety"

WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 Color Rush George Asafo-Adjei Jersey , Week 17New York Giants NewsGiants Free Agency 2019A tag for Landon Collins? Deadline is here, and the answer is ‘no’New,923commentsGiants make it official that they won’t tag star safetyESTShareTweetShareShareA tag for Landon Collins? Deadline is here, and the answer is ‘no’Landon CollinsMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsGiants players are reacting on social media to the news that Landon Collins won’t be given the franchise tag, and will become a free agent.The New York Giants have made it official that they will not use a franchise or transition tag on safety Landon Collins.The two sides could still reach a contract agreement before or after free agency opens next week. Still, this could mean the team’s 2015 second-round pick ends up elsewhere next season.Collins quickly took to social media to say goodbye.There will be much more reaction to this decision, but there is this bit of explanation as of now:Tuesday is deadline day for the New York Giants to use either the franchise or transition tag on Landon Collins to guarantee the talented safety won’t reach the free agent market a week from now.Surprisingly, it seems like the Giants are willing to let the deadline pass and take their chances with the 25-year-old three-time Pro Bowler.I was also told the “consensus” around the league is that the Giants won’t tag Collins, a move that would cost an estimated $11.2 million against the salary cap.GM Dave Gettleman spoke at length about Collins and the tag during the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine.“It’s how the money lays out,” said Gettleman Youth George Asafo-Adjei Jersey , pointing out that the Giants actually have far less to spend that the $27 million shown by Over The Cap.“You’ve gotta go into the season with $8-10 million in space. If you don’t go into the season with 8-10 in space if someone gets hurt you’re playing a rookie. You can’t go out and and get a ...,” Gettleman said.“So now that conversation’s different, isn’t it? Now it’s man, they’ve only got $17 million. Nothing can be done in a vacuum. It can’t. You’ve gotta look at the whole picture, the whole package. We’re not done.”Gettleman also spoke about the idea of distractions, appropriate now that we know there is a possibility Collins will not report if he is tagged.“Let’s go to the conversation of eliminating distractions,” Gettleman said. “You tag a guy, he’s mad, and that’s all you guys are going to write about. So, I have to say to myself ‘is it worth it?’“I don’t understand where the tag became such a terrible thing for a player to get tagged Womens George Asafo-Adjei Jersey , but that’s me.”For what it’s worth, Spotrac calculates Collins’ value on the open market at five years, $46.8 million, or roughly $9.3 million per year.This is a hard move to understand, if indeed it is what happens. It doesn’t seem like good on-field business for the Giants, a team that needs help on all levels of what was a leaky defense in 2018, to risk losing a 25-year-old who might be their best defensive player.Still, business is business and that appears to be where the Giants and Collins are. Happy Saturday New York Giants fans! After a layoff we have prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft playing football on a Satuday afternoon.The East-West Shrine game is the lesser of the two “big” All-Star games which mark the start of Draft Season. The Senior Bowl (which will be played next week) garners most of the attention, but this week players who have flown under the radar or went to smaller schools get their chance to shine.Every year there are players who were overlooked throughout the college season who use this game — and the week of practices — to begin to gather momentum before April’s draft. This year the big winner might be Kansas’ Daniel Wise [Prospect Profile] who dominated practice throughout the week, and was “unblockable” according to observers. How to watch:TV Channel: NFL NetworkTime: 3 p.m.Announcers: Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play) Authentic George Asafo-Adjei Jersey , Daniel Jeremiah, Bucky Brooks (analysis from the field), Aditi Kinkhabwala (sideline reports)Radio: Sirius XM NFL Channel 88Prospects to watch: QuarterbackBrett Rypien (Boise State)Jordan Ta’amu (Ole Miss) Offensive LineTyree St. Louis (OT, Miami) [Prospect Profile]Juwann Bushell-Beatty (OT, Michigan)Tyler Jones (OL, NC State) [Prospect Profile]Udoh Olisaemeka (OT, Elon)Wide ReceiverTerry Godwin (Georgia)Jesper Horsted (Princeton)Ryan Davis (Auburn)RunningbackTy Johnson (Maryland)Devine Ozigbo (Nebraska)Front SevenDaniel Wise (DT, Kansas)Daylon Mack (DT, Texas A&M)Michael Dogbe (DT, Temple) [Prospect Profile]Justin Hollins (EDGE George Asafo-Adjei Jersey Boys , Oregon)Ulysees Gilbert III (LB, Akron) Khalil Hodge (LB, Buffalo)SecondaryDonnie Lewis (CB, Tulane)Derrick Baity (CB, Kentucky)Michael Jackson (CB, Miami)D’Cota Dixon (S, Wisconsin)