It finally happened. After many people feeling like Antoine Bethea should have been released long ago, Dave Gettleman made the call Wednesday and Bethea is no longer a member of the NY Giants. A popular scapegoat (rightly so) for many of Big Blue’s defensive struggles in 2019, Bethea will have trouble securing another contract at 35-years-old.
Always a curious signing, Bethea was the last in a long line of former Arizona Cardinals players that flamed out following James Bettcher to the NY Giants. Quite possibly miscast in his role as a free safety, Bethea profiles more as an in the box type of player now than anything else and he was routinely burned deep in coverage all season long.