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Why the Giants need to release Kevin Zeitler

News came out earlier in the week that the New York Giants are trying to trade starting offensive lineman Kevin Zeitler.

Now, the Giants likely won’t be able to trade Zeitler given the fact that teams around the NFL know they don’t have much cap space and will ultimately likely just release him.

Some people seem to feel like it would be foolish for the Giants to trade or release Zeitler, who accounts for $14.5 million in cap space for the 2021 NFL season. But don’t forget that his playing time was about cut in half last season when New York was rotating him in and out during games to give Shane Lemieux more playing time.