Before we begin, it’s worth mentioning that I’m amongst the biggest sticklers when it comes to the salary cap, positional value and not having the back-end of your roster filled with ‘solid special-teams guys’ that you’ll ever find. So from the jump, I was probably never going to like the NY Giants locking up David Mayo ahead of free agency.
To his credit, Mayo filled in somewhat admirably for a depleted Giants defense in 2019 on his way to starting 13 games. Originally drafted by Dave Gettleman in Carolina in 2015, his former GM brought him back to his current organization after he was cut by the San Fransisco 49ers.