Damon Harrison will trade Gang Green for Big Blue. (USATSI)

Damon Harrison won't have to move very far to suit up for his new team. He'll be playing his home games in the same stadium, because the former Jets defensive tackle signed a five-year deal with the Jets' MetLife Stadium cohabitants, the New York Giants. The contract contains $24 million in guarantees, per CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora.

Additional reports pegged the total dollar value of the contract at $46.25 million, just north of the $9 million per year figure reported by JLC. In terms of total compensation, the $46.25 million owed to Harrison makes him the sixth-highest paid defensive tackle in the NFL, per Spotrac. His $9.25 million average annual value and $24 million guarantee rank sixth among defensive tackles as well.

Harrison, who was Pete Prisco's No. 6 free agent and No. 1 defensive tackle available in free agency this offseason, is one of the best run defenders in the NFL.

As we wrote in mid-February, Harrison also played in and started every game for the Jets in each of the last three seasons, a time period during which he ranked third among 3-4 nose tackles in Pro Football Reference's Approximate Value (an attempt to assign a one-number value to every player season since 1950). He will transition from playing the position in the 3-4 to the Giants' 4-3 alignment, but his value as a run defender remains.

Considering the Giants allowed the ninth-most rushing yards in the league and ranked 21st in run defense DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average, which adjusts performance for down, distance, and opponent) last season, it's safe to say they need help in that area. Harrison is mostly a two-down player because he does not bring much as a pass-rusher, but he has value across all three downs because his run-stopping capabilities help force teams into longer third-down tries. No team allowed its opponents to convert a higher percentage of third downs last season than the Giants' 47.0 percent, so they also badly need help in that area. Harrison played a huge role in helping the Jets' defense annually rank among the top groups in the league in the same statistics, and he should help elevate the Giants as well.

The Jets, meanwhile, will miss Harrison, but they will survive. They prepared for the inevitability that they would lose one of the Sons of Anarchy (Harrison, Muhammad Wilkerson, Sheldon Richardson) by drafting former USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams last year. Along with their Darrelle Revis-led defensive backfield, that trio should help them remain one of the best defenses in football.