Tag: Adoree’ Jackson

Available free agent cornerbacks for the Broncos in 2024

The Broncos need to add a starting-caliber cornerback to pair with Pat Surtain in 2024.

The Denver Broncos have one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL in Pat Surtain, but they need to find a quality CB2 to pair with him.

The Broncos initially planned to start Damarri Mathis across from Surtain in 2023, but he struggled and was benched. Denver replaced Mathis in the starting lineup with veteran Fabian Moreau, who is now set to become a free agent.

Either through free agency or the draft, the Broncos need to add a starting-caliber cornerback this offseason. So we’ve put together a quick list of 13 cornerbacks that Denver should consider during free agency next week.

4 Giants listed among NFL.com’s top 101 free agents of 2024

4 members of the New York Giants (and one ex-Giant) have made NFL.com’s list of the top 101 free agents of 2024.

The NFL recently released its list of the top 101 free agents of 2024. It’s a fluid list, receiving an update any time a player is signed or tagged. As of this writing, four current members of the New York Giants are on the list.

Saquon Barkley is the Giants’ highest-ranked free agent, which should not surprise anyone. He ranked sixth on the top 101 free agents list, highlighting once again that the Giants need to find a way to keep him.

Barkley performed better last year than his numbers indicated, playing smarter than he did earlier in his career. He has a complete game that could put an offense over the top.

Given everything that has happened over the last year, it won’t shock anyone if Barkley lands elsewhere. But if he does, the Giants will have a huge hole to fill at running back.

Xavier McKinney ranks 14th on the top 101 free agents of 2024 list, and he’s another one the Giants need to find a way to keep.

The amount of quality safeties available shows the NFL’s unfortunate disregard for the position, but McKinney is the most well-rounded option available now that Antoine Winfield received the franchise tag. McKinney can do it all.

As with Barkley, McKinney is likely to hit the open market and be in high demand. He’s stated he wants to be back with the Giants but only if the price is right.

Meanwhile, cornerback Adoree’ Jackson ranks 60th.

A walking example of how cornerback play isn’t consistent year to year, Jackson’s best seasons have been excellent. Just don’t leave him on an island all season like Wink Martindale did last year.

Finally, Tyrod Taylor landed at No. 88.

Tyrod was spinning it when he got the chance with the Giants, taking more shots and hitting more big-time throws than at any point since his arrival as a starter in Buffalo nearly a decade ago. He’s a perfect backup.

These two are unlikely to be back in blue next season for a variety of reasons. Jackson is inconsistent. When he’s on, he’s fantastic, but when he’s off… well, it’s not pretty. The Giants need young players who can contribute consistently and Jackson cannot guarantee that.

Taylor has turned into a career backup. The Giants are already seeking alternate options to sit behind Daniel Jones, so even though he held it together when Jones was out this season, it’s unlikely he will return in 2024.

There is one honorable mention that needs to be discussed. Former Giants defensive end Leonard Williams is a free agent this year and he ranked 10th on the free agent list.

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5 Giants among PFF’s top 200 impending free agents

Pro Football Focus has released their list of the top 200 impending free agents and 5 current (and 2 former) New York Giants made the cut.

The new league year and the official start of free agency are just around the corner. On March 13, the NFL’s wildest off-field season begins as teams scramble to find talent on the open market.

The New York Giants will certainly be among the most active given their abundance of roster needs. They also have a large number of their own players hitting free agency, which will create additional turnover.

Recently, Pro Football Focus released their ranking of the top 200 impending free agents and five Giants made the cut. Several former Giants also did.

Defensive lineman Leonard Williams was ranked 16th overall and guard Kevin Zeitler was ranked 32nd overall.

Here’s where the current Giants landed:

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Here are the top 12 free-agent cornerbacks of 2024:

Giants offseason bookkeeping: 3 contracts voided, bonuses coming due

The New York Giants had three contracts voided in the days after the Super Bowl, while other player bonuses are soon coming due.

As free agency approaches in a month, the New York Giants have other administrative things to handle, like bonus payouts and other contract-related items.

On Feb. 14, the contracts of A’Shawn Robinson, Adoree’ Jackson and Tyrod Taylor were all voided.

Robinson had a so-so season — mediocre when looking at his past production. He recorded 62 tackles (34 solo), two passes defensed and 12.5 stuffs but did improve down the stretch.

Jackson was, at times, a bright spot on the defense, like when he returned an interception for a touchdown. He added 63 tackles (49 solo), a forced fumble and eight passes defensed.

Taylor’s entire career has been full of setbacks. He’s a solid quarterback, but he can’t stay healthy. Although this season it wasn’t entirely his fault — the Giants had the worst offensive line in the league. Even so, he completed over 64% of his passes for 1,341 yards and five touchdowns. He was also sacked 17 times and threw three interceptions.

All three of those players are veterans who will not have trouble finding a home. And it’s possible that they could end up back in blue, but for now, they are free agents.

In other contract news, Jamie Gillan is due a $250,000 roster bonus, and Darius Slayton is due a $2.4 million roster bonus on March 18, which is the same day Rakeem Nunes-Roches receives $2 million of his 2024 salary fully guaranteed.

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Giants’ Adoree’ Jackson wants to play for a Super Bowl contender

Adoree’ Jackson won’t rule out a return to the New York Giants but admits he wants to play for a true Super Bowl contender.

New York Giants cornerback Adoree’ Jackson, an impending free agent, isn’t likely to be back with Big Blue in 2024.

That is unless he believes the Giants are ready to compete for a Super Bowl.

“I want to win a Super Bowl, and I know the Giants are capable of winning because we saw [in the 2022 playoff run] that it was a possibility. It boils down to the pieces and the staff being on the same page and doing the right thing to help us get there,” Jackson told the New York Post.

But Jackson could be a victim of the salary cap. The Giants have very little wiggle room to work with this March and plenty of holes to fill and upgrade. Jackson could be seen as a luxury after adding two promising young corners — Deonte Banks and Tre Hawkins III — last year in the draft.

Jackson wants to return to the Giants but he knows with a new defensive coordinator, his role would likely be changing.

That new coordinator is Shane Bowen, who knows Jackson very well from their time together in Tennessee. It’s not clear if Bowen is lobbying the Giants to keep Jackson or telling them to move on.

“The Giants are going to look for another corner and another team is going to look for a corner, which is me,” said Jackson. “I want to be there, but this is our break period. Technically, I’m not on the team, but my locker is still in the facility, and I go over there when I stay out [in New Jersey].”

Jackson, who was grossly overpaid by former Giants general manager Dave Gettleman, who signed him to a three-year, $39 million deal in 2021, actually played well the past several seasons under coordinator Wink Martindale.

Pro Football Focus graded Jackson 15th out of 116 corners in 2021 and No. 31 out of 118 last season. He can still play.

“If I come back, it’s all good. If I don’t, is it going to hurt? It will, but I know it’s a business,” Jackson said on Radio Row at the Super Bowl last week.

“At the same time, I know what I can do and the services that I bring to an organization — not just on the field, but being a locker-room presence and different things around the community. I’m hopeful [to be back], but you can never put anything past anybody.”

The only way Jackson returns is on a team-friendly deal and there’s not a whole lot of that going on in the NFL these days, especially to return to a 6-11 team.

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3 Giants ranked among PFF’s top 100 free agents

Three members of the New York Giants have been named among Pro Football Focus’ top 100 impending free agents.

The New York Giants have three players ranked in Pro Football Focus’ top 100 free agents.

Big Blue had a down year in 2023, only winning six games after winning a playoff game the year prior. The team struggled with a multitude of issues but the highlights were the inconsistency in quarterback play and the long-withstanding issues amongst the offensive line.

Due to these shortcomings, some talent (that was in the last year of their contracts) went to waste.

Here are PFF’s top players from the Giants who are slated to hit the market.

Giants’ Adoree’ Jackson: Brian Daboll, Wink Martindale were great actors

Giants CB Adoree’ Jackson believes Brian Daboll and Wink Martindale deserve Oscars for keeping their rift under wraps in the locker room.

If there was a rift between New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll and his now-departed defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, it basically went undetected to their players.

“It’s not like I saw any disposition in the body language that would display that there was something wrong,” cornerback Adoree’ Jackson said on his weekly spot on WFAN on Monday. “Me seeing that…it was shocking to see (Wink) just left like that.

“Seeing them in our meetings or on the field and talking, maybe they can win an Oscar. Because if there was a problem, they did a good job acting and showing that there wasn’t one.”

Jackson might be the one in line for an Oscar in this situation. The Giants beat pool as well as the public all saw the signs of the deterioration of the relationship between Daboll and Martindale and had been buzzing about it for weeks.

Martindale and Daboll had a blow-up right before this interview which would eventually lead to Martindale’s resignation — or “parting of ways” as the Giants called it.

Daboll fired two of Martindale’s most trusted assistants — brothers Drew and Kevin Wilkins — which set off the confrontation. Martindale stormed out of the facility and the two parties officially divorced on Wednesday.

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8 pending free agents the Giants should not re-sign

The New York Giants will have 30 free agents to deal with come March and at least eight of them should be allowed to walk.

The New York Giants have a lot of decisions and work to do this offseason after a disappointing 6-11 season.

They have a slew of players headed for free agency and will have to make decisions on whether to bring them back next season.

Here’s a quick list of players they should let walk.

Giants’ biggest needs headed into the offseason

The New York Giants are headed into a potentially turbulent offseason and these are their biggest needs — yes, including a QB decision.

The New York Giants finished 6-11 on the season and failed to follow up on their 2022 playoff performance leaving behind questions of whether or not they are headed in the right direction.

The Giants had breakdowns and failures in just about every unit and now must seriously evaluate what needs to be addressed and in what order.

Here are the Giants’ five biggest needs heading into the offseason.