Football teams have a mantra whenever they lose a player, whether it’s to injury or roster move: Next man up.
But when an organization starts shipping off talent to other teams in exchange for draft picks in the name of building a future and the NFL trade deadline looming, veteran players who have value to offer contenders don’t necessarily worry about who will be the next man up. They worry about who will be the next man out.
A strong candidate for that title with the Giants is cornerback Janoris Jenkins.
He was part of the wave of defensive players brought to the team in 2016, and now that he’s seen two others from that offseason class of acquisitions traded in the past few days, he admitted that the thought of his own future with the Giants has crept into his mind.