After having the worst statistical unit in NFL history last season, upgrading the entire defensive side of the football was the primary focus of the New York Giants’ offseason.
With money not being an issue, Jerry Reese went out and plucked talent from the free agent pool and draft.
Defensive end Olivier Vernon signed a five-year, $85 million pact to play opposite Jason Pierre-Paul and wreck havoc against opposing quarterbacks. Damon Harrison went from one locker room in MetLife Stadium for another, signing a five-year, $46 million deal to thwart the rushing attack.