INDIANAPOLIS – The last time the Giants drafted an offensive lineman in the first round, it did not go well.
Ereck Flowers was an enticing player with all the physical measurements that seemed required to become a dominant player in the NFL, the kind of bookend you put out there and enjoy a decade of never having to worry about the position. But the 10th overall pick in 2015 turned out to be a bust. He didn’t even finish his rookie contract with the Giants, waived early in the 2018 season when the new regime decided it no longer wanted to pay for the sins of the previous one.