In anticipating of Darren Waller retiring, the New York Giants have loaded up at tight. They added veteran inline tight ends Chris Manhertz and Jack Stoll in free agency and drafted all-around tight end Theo Johnson in Round 4 of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Could that mean that, regardless of Waller’s status, there won’t be any room for backup receiving tight end Lawrence Cager? Let’s discuss Cager as we continue up player-by-player profiles of the Giants’ 90-man roster.
The skinny
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 220
Age: 27
Position: Tight end
Experience: 4
Contract: $1,055,000 | 2024 cap hit: $1,055,000 | Guaranteed: 0
Career to date
Cager was a wide receiver at Georgia, and while he converted to tight end in the NFL he still appears to have the slender body of a wide receiver.