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2016 NFL free agency: Eric Weddle, George Iloka, Tashaun Gipson top safety options

The NFL free agency signing period begins in a week. We have been profiling potential targets for the New York Giants. Let's turn our attention to specific positions. We will start with one of the weakest position groups for the Giants 2015 -- safety.

The situation

You know this drill, Giants fans. It's a sad state of affairs at the safety position. Safeties are supposed to be the last line of defense and just about the only thing Giants' safeties prevented last season -- really the last two years -- was the Giants from having a good pass defense.