Dan Duggan
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The Giants are releasing CB James Bradberry after failing to find a trade partner, per source. The move will create $10.1M in cap savings while leaving $11.7M in dead money.
(Savings will be $11.5M with $10.4M dead this year and $1.4M dead in 2023 if they make it a June 1 cut)
to be done. I never thought they would restructure him. I'm also not surprised they couldn't find a trade partner. Best of luck to him. He gets a chance to go to a contender and we get much needed cap space.
If they make it a post June 1st cut, they can't use the $ until after that. So, don't expect all draft picks to be signed until after June 1.
Only the void year carryover would be impacted (~$1.36M) by a 6/1 designation. It probably only requires holding off on one of the picks until 6/1, or making some other corresponding move (Slayton?) in the meantime.
Paul Schwartz
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GM Joe Schoen tried for months to trade Bradberry. Had a couple of deals worked out - contingent on the new team redoing Bradberry's contract. That could not be worked out, thus no deal. And Giants lose their best cornerback for nothing in return.
Boy I certainly hope not but Im sure Bradberry isnt happy with the timing. It was a bad gamble that cost an additional $2mil. Cant blame Bradberry for not wanting to negotiate with teams he didnt choose.
We definitely took a hit to the talent level on the team today.
I wish him the best unless he goes to the Eagles or any other NFC East team.
Will they have any money left over after signing the rookies to bring in a cheap veteran CB? Maybe guaranteed playing time with a solid defense might be enough to entice someone decent to sign fairly cheap for a year with an eye towards making more money next year.
Jordan Raanan
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Releasing James Bradberry saves $10.1M vs. salary cap. He was set to count $21.9M.
It was a $$$ move. Giants needed to find cap space to operate this season (sign rookies, make in-season moves, etc.) Currently less than $7M under cap.
Honestly, if he goes to Philly, I am going to be mad, rationally or not, that we did not figure out a way to get him out of our conference. Now the Eagles will have Slay and Bradbury. that isn't bad.
Honestly, if he goes to Philly, I am going to be mad, rationally or not, that we did not figure out a way to get him out of our conference. Now the Eagles will have Slay and Bradbury. that isn't bad.
I just want to be clear that I was not focusing on the hate part. It was wishing him success even if he goes to Philly. I have no idea if he will but they'll definitely be players for him.
Honestly, if he goes to Philly, I am going to be mad, rationally or not, that we did not figure out a way to get him out of our conference. Now the Eagles will have Slay and Bradbury. that isn't bad.
I just want to be clear that I was not focusing on the hate part. It was wishing him success even if he goes to Philly. I have no idea if he will but they'll definitely be players for him.
after DG's FA spending spree in 2021 created a mess of the cap situation and Schoen publicly stated he wanted to create $40M in cap space in 2022. Bradberry had no obligation to make it easy on the Giants by negotiating with potential trade partners and let's be honest this team is not 1 player away from competing for a playoff spot.
It’s hard to replaced one of the top corners in this league.. This definitely affects this defense. You always need at least one ace at the CB position. DG did this team wrong by signing Adoree Jackson, that was a bad move! DG was as awful as you can get. Smh.
seemed clear all offseason he just wasnt a fit for the new D
the fact that he didn't extend with 2 teams willing to trade for him was a bad omen that there'd be a reasonable extension that made sense for both sides.
kudos to schoen for sticking to his guns. annoying 1 of the trades couldn't have worked out to at least get another pick and maybe even another CB in the door.
Maybe you should post dollar bills, because that's all this comes down to. Mara and money. Bradberry can play.
Should be fun to see this season ruined by no corner back play. It's usually the OL or the passrush or the QB, might be fun to see some new form of suck.
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@DDuggan21
The Giants are releasing CB James Bradberry after failing to find a trade partner, per source. The move will create $10.1M in cap savings while leaving $11.7M in dead money.
(Savings will be $11.5M with $10.4M dead this year and $1.4M dead in 2023 if they make it a June 1 cut)
I wish JB well..
@Giants
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We have released CB James Bradberry
Nah, I’d like to see him try and cover Toney or Robinson.
Only the void year carryover would be impacted (~$1.36M) by a 6/1 designation. It probably only requires holding off on one of the picks until 6/1, or making some other corresponding move (Slayton?) in the meantime.
The Giants dodged the next version of Logan Ryan.
Good luck on the Raiders or Commanders, James. I like him, in the right system he can be a productive player.
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GM Joe Schoen tried for months to trade Bradberry. Had a couple of deals worked out - contingent on the new team redoing Bradberry's contract. That could not be worked out, thus no deal. And Giants lose their best cornerback for nothing in return.
NYG needs to know what they have in those 2 before next offseason
The Giants dodged the next version of Logan Ryan.
Good luck on the Raiders or Commanders, James. I like him, in the right system he can be a productive player.
His play wasnt a bad fit, his contract was
NYG needs to know what they have in those 2 before next offseason
Or they sign one of the several veteran name brand corners available for cheap
We definitely took a hit to the talent level on the team today.
I wish him the best unless he goes to the Eagles or any other NFC East team.
And if he goes to Philly?
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@JordanRaanan
Releasing James Bradberry saves $10.1M vs. salary cap. He was set to count $21.9M.
It was a $$$ move. Giants needed to find cap space to operate this season (sign rookies, make in-season moves, etc.) Currently less than $7M under cap.
Now leaves them expectedly thin at CB.
Didn't we just use a third round pick on a CB?
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I hope he goes somewhere and wins.
And if he goes to Philly?
Honestly, if he goes to Philly, I am going to be mad, rationally or not, that we did not figure out a way to get him out of our conference. Now the Eagles will have Slay and Bradbury. that isn't bad.
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Now, what to do with KG's contract and when.
Unless someone is interested in trading for him, there's nothing to do but wait and see what kind of year he has.
Yep, that's what I'm alluding to because his contract is uglier than JB's.
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I hope he goes somewhere and wins.
And if he goes to Philly?
Honestly, if he goes to Philly, I am going to be mad, rationally or not, that we did not figure out a way to get him out of our conference. Now the Eagles will have Slay and Bradbury. that isn't bad.
I just want to be clear that I was not focusing on the hate part. It was wishing him success even if he goes to Philly. I have no idea if he will but they'll definitely be players for him.
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concerns about this unit again? Does the DB unit become Shoen's saga? We totally ignored it knowing we would have to release our CB1.
Didn't we just use a third round pick on a CB?
He's going to start week 1?
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I hope he goes somewhere and wins.
And if he goes to Philly?
Honestly, if he goes to Philly, I am going to be mad, rationally or not, that we did not figure out a way to get him out of our conference. Now the Eagles will have Slay and Bradbury. that isn't bad.
I just want to be clear that I was not focusing on the hate part. It was wishing him success even if he goes to Philly. I have no idea if he will but they'll definitely be players for him.
I wish him no success in philly
See y’a JBIV.
It's kind of a weird situation.
kudos to schoen for sticking to his guns. annoying 1 of the trades couldn't have worked out to at least get another pick and maybe even another CB in the door.
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Best option, exponentially better than investing more money in an older player who is a bad fit.
The Giants dodged the next version of Logan Ryan.
Good luck on the Raiders or Commanders, James. I like him, in the right system he can be a productive player.
His play wasnt a bad fit, his contract was
Bradberry surrendered the most touch downs and third most yards of any defender in the NFL last year. And particularly struggled in man coverage.
Seems opposite of Martendale is aiming for, unless of course being terrible is the goal. Who knows, right?
Why hurt years where we hopefully will be competing to just worry about this year (when we aren't a playoff team).
Maybe you should post dollar bills, because that's all this comes down to. Mara and money. Bradberry can play.
Should be fun to see this season ruined by no corner back play. It's usually the OL or the passrush or the QB, might be fun to see some new form of suck.
Get ready for wide open WRs.