any interest in re-signing him in the off-season. Maybe a similar contract to what Austin Johnson got. Seems we need depth on the DL and I always loved how stout he was against the run. We should have plenty of cap room and DL seems like a place to build good depth. I was thinking maybe a 3 year 18 million deal?
I'm not sure the Giants can afford to bring back Tomlinson with their needs at WR, TE, ILB, S, CB, and DL depth.
What type though? Dexter Lawrence looks to be a fine NT with Davidson as his backup if he's recovered from his ACL injury by the start of next season. Should the Giants get a 3-tech in the draft to backup Leonard Williams and replace him? Or take the free agency angle like they did with Chris Canty and again with Williams?
Keep pounding in the middle rounds and fill out with vet min guys.
Davidson looked decent in limited early action.
It all depends on the contract numbers and team priority. I don't expect Tomlinson will get big dollars.
Andre Patterson our DL coach knows him well.
Dalvin has worked well with Dexter and Leonard as a DL group before.
Tomlinson has been among the most consistent, reliable, durable DTs in the game. Maybe he will regain that status. On the other hand, he may be starting to wear down.
He'll probably still command starter money. Since he and Lawrence both seem to do their best work on the nose, signing Tomlinson doesn't seem like an optimal use of resources.
DT got an 8-digit AAV contract otherwise I’m sure we would have retained him. I haven’t seen him much since then but for us he was excellent against the run and can get pressure.
If his salary is reasonable (I am concerned about future cap space), I’d be all for putting the interior d-line back together.