Can Blake Martinez be the leader the New York Giants need in the middle of their defense? The Giants handed him a three-year, $30.75 million contract in free agency believing he could. Let’s take a closer look as we continue profiling the players on the 90-man roster the Giants will bring to training camp.
The basics
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 237
Age: 26
Position: Inside linebacker
Experience: 4
Contract: Year 1 of three-year, $30.75 million contract | Guaranteed: $19 million
How he got here
Martinez was a tackling machine for the Green Bay Packers the past three seasons, compiling 144, 144, and 155 tackles during those three years.