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Last year the Giants finished top five amongst DSTs in touchdowns, fumble recoveries, and interceptions. Somehow they still finished outside the top 12 in Fantasy points. We don't rank them as a DST you want to draft in 2024 either, though the addition of Brian Burns should help. What may matter at least as much is the departure of Don Martindale, who himself may have been responsible for a lot of those turnovers. The Giants do have a favorable schedule, opening the season with the Vikings and Commanders, but we'll need to see proof before we view them as a starting option.

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  • Giants' Tre Herndon: Inks deal with Giants

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    Herndon agreed to a contract with the Giants on Wednesday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports. The 28-year-old cornerback spent the first six seasons of his career in Jacksonville, but he's now found a new home in New York. Last season, Herndon started in four of his 16 appearances, recording 46 total tackles and nine passes defensed. He's expected to add depth to a Giants secondary that ranked 19th in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game (229.3) in 2023.
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  • Tony Jefferson: Working on comeback

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    Jefferson is coming out of retirement and plans to play this upcoming season, Jordan Schultz of BleacherReport.com reports. Jefferson last played in 2022 with the Giants and has spent the last year as a scouting intern with the Ravens, whom he played for previously. The 32-year-old has been staying in shape and training and intends to start talking to teams in the near future.
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  • Giants' Jason Pinnock: Active at OTAs

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    Pinnock (toe) is participating at the Giants' OTAs, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports. Pinnock was placed on injured reserve with a toe injury prior to Week 18 last season. He registered career highs across the board prior to the injury with 85 tackles (59 solo), including 2.0 sacks, six passes defended and two interceptions. The 24-year-old projects to compete with rookie second-round pick Tyler Nubin for reps at free safety in the upcoming season.
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  • Giants' Deonte Banks: Taking part in OTAs

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    Banks (shoulder) was on the field for OTAs on Tuesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports. Banks missed the last two games of the 2023 season due to a shoulder injury he sustained in Week 16 against the Eagles. The 2023 first-round pick finished his rookie year with 64 tackles (53 solo), 11 passes defended and two interceptions over 15 games. Salomone notes that Banks participated in 11-on-11 drills Tuesday, breaking up two passes.
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  • Giants' David Long: Finds new home

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    Long signed a contract with the Giants on Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports. After four years with the Rams, the 2019 third-round selection spent time with the Packers, Panthers and Raiders in 2023, appearing in a total of 14 games. He'll now look to lock down a reserve role in the secondary as he heads to the Big Apple.
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  • Patriots' Oshane Ximines: Signs with New England

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    The Patriots signed Ximines on Tuesday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports. Ximines was a third-round pick by the Giants back in 2019 but recorded just 6.5 sacks across five seasons with the team. He'll look to reboot his career in a new setting with New England.
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  • Giants' Darius Muasau: Big Apple bound in Round 6

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    The Giants selected Muasau in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 183rd overall. Muasau began his college career at Hawaii before transferring to UCLA for this final two seasons. He started all 26 times during his time as a Bruin, racking up 166 tackles in those campaigns. He's undersized at just under 6-foot and 225 pounds, but he has 4.70 speed to hunt down ball carriers. Muasau projects as a depth piece behind Bobby Okereke and Micah McFadden in the middle of the Giants' linebacking corps.
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  • Dolphins' Cam Brown: Inks deal in Miami

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    Brown agreed to a contract with the Dolphins on Wednesday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports. Brown appeared in 60 career games with the Giants as a special-teams ace during his first four NFL seasons, tallying 24 tackles over that span. In addition to providing depth at linebacker, the 26-year-old will likely be a key part of the Dolphins' special-teams units in 2024.
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  • Giants' Nick McCloud: Stays in the Big Apple

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    McCloud (back) re-signed with the Giants on Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. McCloud finished his 2023 campaign on the sidelines after getting injured in the team's season finale against the Eagles. Healthy now, the Notre Dame product can focus on being ready for a third campaign in New York after signing his free-agent tender.
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  • Packers' Gemon Green: Inks deal with Green Bay

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    The Packers signed Green on Wednesday. Undrafted out of Michigan last year, Green failed to make the Giants out of training camp last summer and has yet to appear in an NFL contest. He'll look to make an impression on the Green Bay coaching staff this spring.
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  • Giants' Isaiah Simmons: Stays with New York

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    The Giants re-signed Simmons to a one-year contract Friday, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports. In his first year with the team, Simmons recorded 50 tackles, including a sack, and an interception that he returned for a touchdown in 17 regular-season games. Now that he's been re-signed, the 2020 first-rounder -- who arrived in New York via a trade with Arizona last August -- will reprise his versatile role in the Giants defense, where his ability to play either safety or linebacker is an asset to the unit.
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  • Giants' Dexter Lawrence: Clears cap space with restructure

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    Lawrence agreed Thursday to restructure his contract with the Giants, creating $7.5 million in cap space for the team, Darryl Slater of NJ.com reports. New York converted $10 million of Lawrence's base salary into a signing bonus, and pushed $7.5 million of that total into future years to create extra cap space. Last season Lawrence earned second-team All-Pro honors after notching 53 tackles and 4.5 sacks. He's entering the second season of a four-year, $87.5 million contract extension inked last May.
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  • Vikings' Jihad Ward: Finds new home

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    Ward signed a contract with the Vikings on Wednesday, Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Ward has spent the last two seasons with the Giants, including recording a career-high 5.0 sacks last season in 17 games. The veteran can play outside linebacker, as well as on the edge, and could bolster Minnesota's pass rush in 2024.
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  • Giants' Darnay Holmes: Returns to New York

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    Holmes re-signed with the Giants on Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports. Holmes became primarily a special-teams contributor in 2023, seeing only 115 snaps on defense in 16 regular-season games. Despite the limited work on defense, the UCLA product still recorded two interceptions on the season. He'll now have the opportunity to carve out a bigger role in New York again in 2024.
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  • Panthers' A'Shawn Robinson: Signing with Carolina

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    The Panthers and Robinson have agreed to terms on a three-year, $22.5 million contract, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. Turning 29 later this month, Robinson is coming off a one-year stint with the Giants in which he appeared in all 17 games, finishing with 62 tackles (34 solo) and two pass deflections while playing 46 percent of the team's defensive snaps. In Carolina, Robinson reunites with DC Ejiro Evero after both were with the Rams when they won the Super Bowl in 2021. Robinson will team up with Derrick Brown on the Panthers' defensive line.
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  • Packers' Xavier McKinney: Strikes it big with Pack

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    The Packers and McKinney agreed to terms on a four-year, $68 million contract Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. McKinney is coming off a career-best 116 tackles with the Giants in 2023, supplementing that total with three interceptions, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and 0.5 sacks in 17 contests. With Darnell Savage moving on to the Jaguars earlier Monday, safety was among the top needs for the Packers this offseason, and McKinney will slot in as the team's new starting free safety.
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  • Giants' Xavier McKinney: Will become free agent

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    McKinney will not receive the transition tag from the Giants and will become a free agent at the start of the new league year, March 13, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. McKinney's time in New York appears to be over after spending the first four seasons of his career with the squad, which selected him in the second round of the 2020 Draft. The Alabama product appeared in all 17 games last season, recording 116 tackles (78 solo), 11 passes defended and three interceptions. McKinney will likely be one of the most sought-after safeties on the market when free agency opens.
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  • Giants' Darnay Holmes: Reverts to special-teams role

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    Holmes played in 16 contests during the regular season, recording 18 tackles (17 solo) and two interceptions. Holmes' 16 games were a career high, but his 115 defensive snaps were by far the fewest he has logged in his four NFL seasons. The UCLA product at least made the most of his limited defensive work with a career-best two pickoffs, and he played well as a special-teamer. Holmes is set to be a free agent for the first time, and the reduction of his work in the secondary may have been an indication of New York's intent to move on from him.
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  • Giants' Azeez Ojulari: Another injury-plagued campaign

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    Ojulari totaled 16 tackles (nine solo), including 2.5 sacks, over 11 contests during the 2023 season. Separate hamstring and ankle injuries caused Ojulari to miss six games early in the season, and he's suited up in just 18 of a possible 34 regular-season contests over the past two campaigns. After logging a promising 8.0 sacks as a rookie in 2021, the Georgia product tallied a career-low 2.5 sacks in 2023, with two of those coming in the relatively meaningless regular-season finale against Philadelphia. Ojulari has shown considerable pass-rush talent when able to suit up, but his ability to stay healthy will be key as he looks to have a bounce-back year in the final season of his rookie contract in 2024.
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  • Giants' Jihad Ward: Tallies career-high sack total

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    Ward finished the 2023 campaign with 24 tackles (16 solo), including 5.0 sacks, over 17 contests. For the third straight year, Ward played in every regular-season game, and he logged 59 percent of New York's defensive snaps over the course of the campaign. The veteran outside linebacker didn't notch a sack over the season's first 10 contests but came on strong to rack up 5.0 sacks over the Giants' final seven games to finish with a career-high mark in that category. Ward is slated to be a free agent in the offseason, and with New York lacking other pass-rushing options (only Kayvon Thibodeaux had more for the team than Ward last year), there's a chance the late-season surge could convince the organization to bring him back if the price is reasonable.
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