The NFL free agency negotiating window opens March 14, a little more than a month from now. Between now and then the New York Giants hope to clear roughly $40 million salary cap space. New GM Joe Schoen also has decisions to make on 21 unrestricted free agents who may or may not have played their last snap with the revamping Giants.
Let’s begin going through those 21 players to see which, if any, the cap-strapped Giants should try to keep. We will use a list from Over The Cap. We start with defensive tackle Austin Johnson.