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DT Rakeem Nuñez-Roches needs to give Giants more in 2024

If you feel veteran defensive tackle Rakeem Nuñez-Roches did not have the impact in 2023 the New York Giants hoped for when they gave him a three-year, $12 million free agent contract with $5.465 million guaranteed, you would be right.

Nuñez-Roches had a quiet year for the Giants, statistically one of the poorest of his nine NFL seasons.

Can Nuñez-Roches rebound? Or, is a fading who will end up looking like money poorly spent by Giants GM Joe Schoen? Let’s discuss as we continue player-by-player profiles of the Giants’ 90-man roster.

The skinny

Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 305
Opening day age: 31
Position: Defensive tackle
Experience: 9
Contract: Year 2 of three-year, $12 million deal | 2024 cap hit: $4,333,333 | Fully guaranteed: $5.