Linebacker had minimal impact during injury-plagued first season with Giants
For years now, the New York Giants have taken a "Garage Sale" approach to the linebacker position. That means collecting mostly under-the-radar, fairly low-cost free agents and using late-round draft picks to stock the position. The hope, of course, is to find gems without committing major resources to the search.
J.T. Thomas was one of those "Garage Sale" acquisitions last year, even if the Giants did bestow a fairly big three-year, $10 million contract on him, guaranteeing Thomas $4.5 million. Thomas was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.