“Don’t forget ‘Pio.”
That was New York Giants GM Dave Gettleman at his 2018 season-ending press conference, reminding media that the team played 14+ games without starting center Jon Halapio. The reminder was a foreshadowing that the team expected Halapio, who broke his ankle Week 2, to return as the anchor to the middle of Giants’ 2019 offensive line.
Whenever possible throughout the offseason, Gettleman and coach Pat Shurmur have praised Halapio’s work during his abbreviated two-game stint last season. Gettleman said Halapio “was playing the best of anybody” on the Giants’ offensive line before he got hurt.