The New York Giants have acquired a linebacker. It was a necessary and costly move to get Alec Ogletree on their roster.
Without Ogletree, the Giants had one true starting-caliber linebacker under contract. That was B.J. Goodson, who struggled with injuries in his first season as a starter this past year.
There was a need. A major need, especially with the Giants set to run a defense with plenty of 3-4 fronts under new coordinator James Bettcher. In that kind of defense, they needed linebackers, especially with speed.
Ogletree is just that.