EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Just one year ago, New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen flew to Eugene, Oregon, for a first-hand look at Kayvon Thibodeaux. It seemed par for the course at the time, a first-year general manager with the fifth and seventh picks in the NFL draft scouting a highly regarded player.
Schoen couldn’t get to the Alabama pro day several days later to watch offensive tackle Evan Neal in person because of the NFL’s annual meetings, but the Giants did have Neal in for dinner and a Top 30 visit prior to the draft.