Nat Berhe wasn't a free agent, but he knew his value would be determined by what happened to other safeties on the market. Not his financial value, but his value to the Giants.
So he watched as last year's teammates Antrel Rolle and Quintin Demps signed elsewhere. He watched as the Giants made and continue to make lukewarm overtures to Stevie Brown. He watched as the Giants made an aggressive push for Devin McCourty, but then passed on a lot of other possibilities when he became unavailable.
Finally, it dawned on the second-year player who has never started an NFL game.