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What to know about NY Giants new linebacker Blake Martinez

It wasn’t the sexy type of move we’ve all been expecting for the NY Giants, but Dave Gettleman went out and signed Blake Martinez on the first night of free agency to a three-year contract. There’s a lot to unpack with this move, so let’s get to it.

First off, even though Martinez has big-time struggles in coverage that we’ll get to, he’s surely an upgrade over Alec Ogletree. While most of us liked the Ogletree move at the time, I sincerely doubt we look back at this signing in the same way we look at Ogletree and his failures now.