Jason Pierre-Paul of the Giants rushes the quarterback against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on Dec.10, 2017. Credit: Mike Stobe
The Giants used the franchise tag on Leonard Williams on Monday to keep the defensive lineman on their roster for the 2020 season. It’s a tool that has been in the NFL since 1993, one that the Giants have used sparingly and with a wide range of results.
In fact, only one player has ever actually signed his tender and played under the franchise tag for the Giants.
That would be the first player tagged by the Giants, Jumbo Elliott.