Evan Neal is “open” to the idea of playing guard, New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen told media on Monday at the NFL owner’s meetings.
The 2022 No. 7 overall pick has failed in three NFL seasons to establish himself as a reliable right tackle, the position Schoen drafted him to play.
There was speculation last season that the Giants might move Neal to guard with Jermaine Eluemunor paying well at right tackle. When Neal recovered from offseason ankle surgery, though, he remained at right tackle.
Neal started the final seven games of the season when Eluemunor was forced to move to left tackle due to Andrew Thomas’s injury and the poor play of Josh Ezeudu and Chris Hubbard trying to fill in at that spot.