Linebacker Micah McFadden will return to the Giants for a fifth season. McFadden is re-signing on a one-year pact, Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network report. It’s a $3.75MM deal that carries a max value of $5.75MM, according to Jordan Raanan of ESPN.
The Giants lost four members of their 2022 draft class – receiver Wan’Dale Robinson, cornerback Cor’Dale Flott, tight end Daniel Bellinger and safety Dane Belton – to free agency on Monday. McFadden, a fifth-rounder that year, will stick around in hopes of bouncing back from an injury-wrecked 2025.
The 26-year-old McFadden played just 11 defensive snaps last season. He was carted off the field in Week 1 after suffering a foot injury while tackling Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels. McFadden underwent surgery a few days later.
A former Indiana Hoosier, McFadden amassed 35 starts in 47 games over his first three seasons. He exceeded 100 tackles as a full-time starter in both 2023 and ’24. In the second of those seasons, McFadden posted a career-high three sacks. He was unable to build on it last year, which no doubt hindered his earning power going into free agency.
McFadden spent his two seasons as a starter playing alongside Bobby Okereke, but that will change in 2026. The Giants released Okereke last week and brought in Tremaine Edmunds as a replacement on Monday.
He’s OK. Giants need all the help they can get at LB and in the secondary.