Casillas, who was named a captain for the first time, had the best season of his career in his eighth year. He was second on the Giants with a career-high 96 tackles. He also had 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble. Casillas played 72 percent of the defensive snaps, which was the most among Giants linebackers.
The Giants are counting on Casillas to duplicate his 2016 season. He should retain his captaincy and his spot as the starting weak side linebacker is secure. Casillas should play a ton of snaps again, although the development of second-year middle linebacker B.