The Giants have a new front-office leader in general manager Dave Gettleman and a new head coach in Pat Shurmur. The previous regimes missed out on the playoffs five of the past six years, bottoming out in 2017 with a 3-13, last-place finish in the NFC East. Why would anyone think the newcomers in charge would have much of a desire to keep this team together?
The Giants had 19 of their own unrestricted free agents and expect the majority of them to be employed elsewhere in 2018. The exodus started Tuesday, when center Weston Richburg agreed to a five-year deal with the 49ers and linebacker Devon Kennard agreed to a three-year contract with the Lions.