One of the Giants’ first moves of free agency will be the addition of a familiar face. To little surprise, tight end Isaiah Likely will be heading to New York once his new contract is officially in place.
Likely has agreed to a three-year Giants deal, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports. The pact has a base value of $40MM and can max out at $47.5MM. Likely will reunite with head coach John Harbaugh after the two worked together in Baltimore for four seasons.
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I like Isaiah Likely, but I wouldn’t give him this much money. He’s not really an inline tight end at all, and he’s never even had 500 receiving yards in a season. He’s a nice player, but this feels kind of like paying him for the player he theoretically could be rather than anything he’s proven himself to be. A little like the Curtis Samuel trap teams fall in. But I’d love to be wrong. He’s a fun player.
Welcome to Free Agency!
Harbaugh has more information on him than anyone though.
He doesn’t know about size or production we don’t.
Good signing. He wasn’t a TE! in Baltimore, but has the skill set to become one.
Theo Johnson and Likely is a NICE combo.
We should have known this was the likeliest outcome
Say that again
Reminds me of the Vikings signing Josh Oliver. Both TEs show potential, the question is whether it shows up for 17 games and is the money worth it.
Called this as soon as Harbaugh was hired
i like this move. just needs to stay healthy to state the obvious.
Johnson will be their more traditional TE. Likely will become more a receiver moved everywhere.
surprised B’More let him get away