According to Matt Lombardo, the Giants also have an interest in recently-released CB Prince Amukamara.
New York’s secondary is one of the weakest in the NFL on paper and Amukamara would provide a steady presence to shore up the No. 2 corner spot after just being released by the Raiders Monday.
The Giants have also expressed interest in signing DB Logan Ryan. However, Lombardo says New York wants to be careful not to stunt the growth of any of their young players in the secondary by adding a veteran.
This would be Amukamara’s second stint in New York after being initially drafted by the Giants.
Amukamara, 30, is a former first-round pick of the Giants back in 2011. After five years with the Giants, he signed a one year deal with the Jaguars in 2016 before joining the Bears the following season.
Chicago re-signed him to a three-year, $27 million deal in August of 2018 and he was set to enter the final year of his deal when the Bears released Amukamara to create $9 million in cap space and $1 million in dead money.
From there, he signed on with the Raiders in May before being cut coming out of training camp.
In 2019, Amukamara appeared in 15 games for the Bears and recorded 53 total tackles, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and 10 pass defenses. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 41 overall cornerback out of 113 qualifying players.
We’ll have more on Amukamara as the news is available.
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