Stephen Holder of the Indianapolis Star, citing an NFL source with knowledge of the situation, is reporting that free agent DT Johnathan Hankins has left his visit with the Colts without an agreement on a contract.
This was the first reported interest in Hankins for a few weeks now.
Although, recent reports have said that the Giants still have a multi-year offer that’s in line with the market-value contracts signed this offseason on the table for Hankins.
New York has shown interest in retaining Hankins and the market clearly has not played out as he had hoped. Another positive development for the Giants is the fact that they recently picked up a good amount of cap space by locking up DE Jason Pierre-Paul to a long-term contract.
At this point, a return to the Giants on a one-year contract could make the most sense for Hankins, as it would give him another opportunity to be part of a potentially dominant defensive front before hitting the open market again in 2018.
Hankins, 24, is a former second-round pick of the Giants back in 2013. He played out the final year of his four-year, $4.03 million rookie contract that included a $1.311 million signing bonus and is now testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career.
In 2016, Hankins appeared in all 16 games and recorded 44 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble for the Giants. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 72 interior defender out of 127 qualifying players.
We have him featured in our Top 50 Available Free Agents list.
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