Giants not tagging Xavier McKinney ahead of NFL free agency
The Giants would risk losing Xavier McKinnie to free agency. According to NFL Network, the Giants opposed applying the transition tag, which would have been a one-year, $13.8 million bid, in exchange for retaining the right to match any contract offer that McKinnie signs with another team after free agency begins on Monday. He said […]
Giants’ Saquon Barkley, Xavier McKinney still in waiting game as tag deadline nears
Today is the last day for the Giants to decide if they feel like playing tag. This could potentially affect two players, running back Saquon Barkley and safety Xavier McKinney, neither of whom want any part of the pick. The deadline to apply the franchise or transition tag to a player is Tuesday at 4 […]
Giants likely will have to spend big to retain safety Xavier McKinney
INDIANAPOLIS — Two starting safeties, Kevin Byard and Amani Hooker, signed second contracts to remain in Tennessee when Shane Bowen served as the Titans’ defensive assistant and later directed the entire defense. Byard cashed in on a five-year deal worth $70.5 million, while Hooker remained on a three-year deal worth $33 million. Bowen is the […]
Giants considering using rare tactic in Xavier McKinney negotiations
Saquon Barkley is the Giants’ most attractive pending free agent, but Xavier McKinnie may be the most important to their future success. The 24-year-old safety’s price tag will likely be higher than what Barkley ends up commanding, and there’s certainly some thinking within the organization that it would be smarter to spend money on a […]
Giants’ Xavier McKinney eyes massive NFL free agency payday
With a disappointing 6-11 season coming to an end and no playoff games to prepare for, Xavier McKinney caught up with his teammates Monday morning as the offseason begins, and finished cleaning out his locker while saying goodbye. I was just doing that. McKinney, a fourth-year safety who just completed the final year of his […]
Giants’ Xavier McKinney picks right time for interceptions
Xavier McKinney added two highlight-reel interceptions to his resume and likely added millions of dollars to his upcoming free agent salary. In what could have been his last game with the Giants, the same reality overshadowed longtime teammates Saquon Barkley and Sterling Shepard, as free agent-to-be McKinney continued his defensive streak. He intercepted two different […]