Sign Leonard Williams to a long-term deal and likely lose a significant amount of cap space, or let him walk and have the October 2019 trade become a near-absolute waste.
Neither choice was exactly music to the New York Giants front office’s ears, so the organization went with a third option: the franchise tag. The 26-year-old defensive lineman is now entering what’s slated to be his first full season with Big Blue on a one-year deal, but that certainly isn’t discouraging him.
“I wouldn’t say [the situation] was disappointing,” Williams said, per Paul Schwartz of the New York Post.