EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- For the eighth straight season, the New York Giants will have a new starting middle linebacker when they open the season against the Dallas Cowboys. It has been ring-around-a-linebacker.
Whether it has been Jonathan Goff, Greg Jones, Chase Blackburn, Mark Herzlich, Jon Beason, Uani Unga or Kelvin Sheppard, they have lacked stability and, sometimes, credibility at one of the most important positions on the defense. That may be about to change.
Enter B.J. Goodson. He walk, talks, hits and commands the huddle like a middle linebacker who might have some longevity rather than be a one-year answer.