Two years ago, the New York Giants signed more free agents than any team in the league. The headliners from that group included cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, guard Geoff Schwartz and middle linebacker Jon Beason, who was a re-sign for the Giants after they acquired him via trade during the 2013 season and he played well enough to convince them to commit free-agent money to him.
On Wednesday, Beason retired and the Giants cut Schwartz. Between the two of them, they played 22 of a possible 64 games in the first two seasons of their contracts.