James Bradberry had a feeling the New York Giants were going to do something with him this offseason. He just didn’t know what.
The former Pro Bowler was entering the final year of a three-year, $45 million contract and even though he agreed to yet another restructure of that deal last year, he knew salary cap number would be rich for the Giants’ blood to retain him.
The Giants saved $10.2 million by releasing Bradberry after they failed to find a trade partner for him. That ended a long period of anxiety for Bradberry (and the Giants).
But the Giants’ anxiety returned when Bradberry inked a one-year deal with the rival Philadelphia Eagles, who Big Blue will face twice this season.
Bradberry explained what went through his mind last season to CBS Sports’ Jim Rome in a recent interview as he saw the writing on the wall as another Giants season went down the drain.
“Of course it gives you anxiety once you get to the end of the season and you know they want to trade you,” Bradberry told Jim Rome. “So, it’s kind of like you don’t know where you’re going to be at. You don’t know where you stand. So there was a little anxiety.
“I just tried to let my agent handle it. And I just tried to keep my mental state away from it so I could keep my anxiety down.”
Bradberry will team up with another stud corner, Darius Slay, with the Eagles this season, a player he has profound respect for.
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