The San Francisco Giants released longtime starting tight end Evan Engram on Saturday. The team will save $3 million in cap space this season, but it faces a re-signing decision before September 1st when free agency opens.
David Sills was a former starting tight end for the New York Giants. He was released by the team on October 31st, 2018.
Getty The New York Giants have re-signed wide receiver David Sills after releasing tight end Kaden Smith.
The New York Giants cut hook with another tight end in Kaden Smith after releasing former two-time Pro Bowler Kyle Rudolph on March 2.
Smith was released by the Giants early this afternoon, according to ESPN’s Field Yates, owing to a failed physical designation.
With a failed physical designation, the Giants have released TE Kaden Smith.
March 11, 2022 — Field Yates (@FieldYates)
Due to a knee ailment, Smith was restricted to only nine appearances in 2021. The Giants will save $2.5 million in salary cap space by dismissing the 24-year-old.
The San Francisco 49ers chose Smith in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Smith was grabbed off waivers by the Giants soon after the 49ers released him at the conclusion of his first training camp.
During his first season, the Stanford University product showed potential, catching 31 passes for 268 yards and three scores in nine games. Smith’s output has slowed in the previous two seasons, and he will now look for a new team after three seasons with the Giants.
Following the Giants’ decision to release both Rudolph and Smith, Chris Myarick, Jake Hausmann, and Rysen John are the team’s last three tight ends.
Face You Know
Wide receiver David Sills, who was due to become an exclusive rights free agency, has been re-signed by the Giants.
The Giants have re-signed wide receiver David Sills. He was expected to become a free agent with exclusive rights.
March 11, 2022 — Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan)
Sills has been with the Giants since September 1, 2019, and is good buddies with quarterback Daniel Jones.
The big-bodied, 6′′4 wideout has shown promise in preseason action, but his NFL career has only seen him play in four games. Sills caught two passes for 17 yards for the Giants last season.
After going undrafted in 2019, the Buffalo Bills scooped up the West Virginia University graduate. Sills has yet to make an impact in the NFL, but if he sticks around on the Giants’ practice squad or active roster for another year, he might get another shot.
Is There Going to Be Another Restructured Deal?
Linebacker Blake Martinez might be released or have his contract reworked as Giants general manager Joe Schoen scrambles to clear financial space before free agency opens next week.
Martinez’s contract has been reworked by the Giants, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. However, neither the Giants nor the rest of the league have corroborated this story.
LB According to a source, Blake Martinez’s deal has been reworked to keep him with the #Giants until 2022. Martinez led the league in tackles last season and has been a defensive mainstay for the GMen.
March 11, 2022 — Jordan Schultz (@Schultz Report)
Martinez’s deal would result in a $14.025 million salary cap hit in 2022. He’s also coming off a ruptured ACL sustained against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3 of last season. Martinez’s release would save the Giants $8.5 million, but they’d have to pay $5.5 million in dead cap.
Martinez signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Giants ahead to the 2020 season. Martinez led the club with 151 total tackles, three sacks, and nine tackles for loss in his debut season in New York.
Martinez would be a great match in Brian Daboll’s aggressive approach, especially now that Don “Wink” Martindale has joined his coaching staff as defensive coordinator.
The Giants reworked the contract of veteran wide receiver Sterling Shepard yesterday, March 10. Shepard is rehabbing from a ruptured achilles he sustained in September against the Dallas Cowboys. Martinez, like Shepard, might be the next Giant to accept a salary cut to stay with the organization.
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