Devonta Freeman looks on from the sideline before a preseason game against the Jets at MetLife Stadium on August 10, 2018. Credit: Getty Images/Elsa
It’s hard to say what the Giants are going to get from Devonta Freeman as a running back.
His last few years have seen his production slip from the Pro Bowl level where he was in 2015 and 2016, and it led to his release from the Falcons in March. He remained a free agent throughout the offseason and through the first two weeks of the season. He received interest from some teams in a primarily backup role until the Giants came along with their glaring need for a starting-caliber running back in the wake of Saquon Barkley’s injury.