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How much will the Giants' new defensive scheme affect Dalvin Tomlinson?

The New York Giants' Dalvin Tomlinson made 50 tackles in 2017, the most among the NFL's rookie defensive linemen last season. But after making the NFL All-Rookie team, the defensive tackle is in for a change in his second season.

The Giants have a new head coach in Pat Shurmur, and he brought in a new defensive coordinator. James Bettcher spent the previous three seasons running the Arizona Cardinals' defense, and he's a proponent of the 3-4 scheme. Tomlinson started every game of his rookie season as a defensive tackle in a 4-3.