But don’t expect New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman to bust open the check book in March. First, Big Blue has it own headline player in safety Landon Collins to address before he hits free agency. For anyone undeterred about the importance of getting Collins under contract sooner rather than later, keep in mind that a franchise tag will probably cost the franchise between $11 million and $12 million straight cash in 2019.
The straight cash aspect means that we take $11.5 million (let’s split the difference) directly from the G-Men’s available cap space and allocate it directly to Collins’ salary.