New Giants general manager Joe Schoen made it clear at the start of the offseason that he intended to shed a significant amount of salary. While he has been able to do just that through a number of moves which were expected to be made, one of the biggest questions on the team centers on cornerback James Bradberry. 
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Many felt that the team would trade or release the 28-year-old before the new league year started Wednesday afternoon. Instead, as SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano reports, New York may now hold onto him until after the Draft at the end of April.
The team has been fielding trade calls on the former second rounder, which still means he could be moved at any point. As Vacchiano notes, however, his market hasn’t been strong up to this point, since teams are aware of the cap savings the Giants would generate (just over $10.1MM) if they released him. Bradberry is due $13.4MM in salary this season – $2MM of which became guaranteed when the new league year began – but carries a cap hit of over $21.8MM on his current contract.
Vacchiano notes that keeping Bradberry is still an option for the Giants. The 2020 Pro Bowler has only missed a pair games during his two-year tenure in the Big Apple, in which he has totalled seven interceptions and 35 pass breakups. As the most important piece to the teams’ secondary, he would therefore play a large role if new defensive coordinator Don Martindale‘s scheme is to be successfully implemented.
Nothing currently appears imminent on the Bradberry front, then, which may remain the case for at least another month or so.
Bengals make sense for a 6th or 7th
He’s worth much more than a sixth or seventh. If that’s the only offer, Giants may as well keep him. Still a rebuilding year with no playoffs anticipated.
Yes that picture of Bradberry in this article pretty much sums up this season….way too many uncontested catches and bad angles on tackles allowed way too much production against him…..and his penchant for arm and shoulder tackling was frustrating to watch…..especially when he whiffed completely watching the receiver run past him….he showed no physical interest in punishing anyone as, and after the catch…..
The picture for me is from 2020 and Bradberry broke up that pass. Keesan Johnson had one catch for 9 yards in that game.
I can see something happening with him on draft day. Maybe they won’t get a 4th round 2022 pick but glean a 2nd or 3rd rounder for 2023. He was decent in 2020, not as good in 2021, and costs too much to the cap for value added in the rebuild mode.