All the hot takes, the jabs and the jokes have gone away. Six games into his Giants career, nobody is claiming Janoris Jenkins is overpaid anymore, after signing that five-year, $62.5 million deal last June.
If anything, he has been an invaluable investment, a smart offseason signing that has kept the Big Blue secondary afloat despite a rash of injuries. All you had to do was listen to his former coach, Jeff Fisher of the Rams, go on and on about the 27-year-old cornerback.
“With all due respect to the other corners in the league right now, it’s hard to find one that’s playing better than he is,” Fisher said in a conference call with New York reporters on Wednesday.