The New York Giants announced on Thursday evening that they have agreed to terms with wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins.
The Giants did not tender Hodgins, who was a restricted free agent, when the new league year opened. The tender would have cost them $3 million and now they get him back at a much cheaper price.
Hodgins came over from the Buffalo Bills’ practice squad during the 2022-2023 season. He was impressive down the stretch and into the playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings.
Hodgins appeared in eight games in his first season with Big Blue, hauling in 33 catches and four touchdowns. He regressed in 2023, like most of the Giants’ roster, catching just 21 balls for three touchdowns while playing in all 17 games.
Hodgins will rejoin familiar faces Darius Slayton, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Jalin Hyatt in the wide receiver room. He provides a reliable set of hands Daniel Jones and adds familiar depth to the wide reviving corps.
With wide receiver very much in play in the 2024 NFL draft, Hodgins may slide further down in the depth chart following the draft. However, with a weak free agent class at wide receiver and the Giants in desperate need of bodies at the position, the move to bring Hodges back is a no-brainer.
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