I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHERE I
WANT TO BE.
IT GO I'M NOT SAYING WE ARE NOT
GOING TO GET SOME THINGS DONE
BUT HOPEFULLY YOU GO OUT THERE,
YOU SEE THE MARKET AND SAY I'M
GOING TO BE HERE, AND GIVE US A
SHOUT BACK.
♪ ♪
SAQUON BARKLEY.
SO MANY EYES ARE ON SAQUON.
CERTAINLY CAN'T RULE OUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF SAQUON GOING BACK
TO THE GIANTS.
TO SPEAK GIANT HAVE OPT TO NOT
FRANCHISE TAGGING.
HE HAS SAID TIME TO TIME I
WANT TO BE A NEW YORK GIANTS.
THE GIANTS HAVE TRIED TO GET
A DEAL DONE.
SICK WHEN BARKLEY HAS TURNED
DOWN SEVERAL OPTIONS.
THERE ARE VARYING OPINIONS
ABOUT WHAT THE NUMBER IS GOING
TO BE SAQUON BARKLEY AND IF IT
IS A NUMBER THAT THE GIANTS WILL
BE COMFORTABLE JUMPING IN TRYING
TO MATCH.
♪ ♪
Narrator: SAQUON BARKLEY IS
OFFICIALLY A FREE AGENT.
TO NO ONE'S SURPRISE, TEAMS ARE
INTERESTED.
THE QUESTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOW
MUCH EACH COMMAND ON THE OPEN
MARKET.
WHAT UP?
WITH SAQUON, YOU KNOW, IT'S
AN EVER EVOLVING CONVERSATION,
ENGAGING HIM AND HIS AGENT BOTH
PREMARKET TALKS.
WE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS FAIR
TO GO LET HIM SEE WHAT THE
MARKET IS, IF IT IS SOMETHING WE
ARE MORE COMFORTABLE PAYING AND
HE WOULD WANT TO COME BACK HERE
THEN MAYBE WE COME TO AN
AGREEMENT.
YOU GUYS WILL BE UP FOR
OFFERING HIM SOMETHING TO MAKE
HUNDRED%.
GIVE ME 2 MINUTES, GUYS.
HELLO?
WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M PUTTING
THIS TOGETHER SO IN ORDER TO GET
SAQUON, WHAT WOULD WE HAVE TO DO
DO?
I MEAN, JUST-- AGAIN, THIS WAS
KIND OF THE WHOLE POINT, YOU GO
OUT AND FIND OUT WHAT IT IS AND
I WILL JUST SAY YEAH, WE ARE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
OR YES, WE CAN.
YOU'VE TALKED TO HIM, IF HE
WANTS TO BE HERE.
THERE'S NO SENSE IN GOING BACK
AND FORTH, IF HE WANTS TO BE
HERE, YES, WE WILL DO IT OR KNOW
WE DON'T AS I'M GOING THROUGH
THIS.
OKAY, SO 12.5 YOU SAID?
ON A THREE YEAR?
AND WHAT DID YOU SAY THE
GUARANTEE WAS?
25 AARON TEED OKAY.
IF I OFFERED A THREE YEAR DEAL
AT 25 GUARANTEED HE WOULD BE A
GIANT?
OKAY, I WILL GIVE YOU A CALL
BACK.
IF I CALL YOU BACK AND IT'S
THREE FOR 12 AND A HALF AP WHY
AND 18 GUARANTEE.
THERE YOU GO.
WE WILL BRING YOU DOWN TODAY,
FLY YOU FOR THE PRESS
CONFERENCE.
ALL RIGHT, APPRECIATE YOU.
ALL RIGHT, BYE.
HEY, JOHN, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I TALKED TO THE AGENT AND THE
AGREEMENT ALL ALONG WAS THAT HE
WOULD COME BACK TO ME WITH A
CHANCE TO MATCH IT.
I TOLD THE AGENT, I SAID IF WE
MATCH THAT DEAL HE'S GOING TO BE
A GIANT, AND HE'S LIKE "WELL"...
YOU KNOW, HE'S LIKE "I'M NOT
SAYING THAT, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
WORK TO DO IF THAT HAPPENS."
Narrator: THE COUNTDOWN HAS
BEGUN.
AT NOON TODAY, NFL TEAMS ARE
FINALLY PERMITTED TO MAKE OFFERS
TO FREE AGENTS.
MOST SIGNINGS WILL OCCUR OVER
THE NEXT 72 HOURS.
THERE'S A RUSH, BUT THIS IS NO
TIME TO BE RASH.
BIDDING WARS COULD TURN INTO
FEEDING FRENZIES.
THAT REQUIRES ACTING DECISIVELY
BUT DOING SO WITH A COOL HEAD.
WANT TO STOP DOWN?
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: BEFORE GM JOE
SCHOEN DOES ANYTHING, HE
DELIBERATES WITH HEAD COACH
BRIAN DABOLL.
SHOT THAT.
WHAT'S UP?
READY HUMAN
YEP.
IT'S GO TIME, BRO.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
WANT TO GET READY?
FOR OUR ROSTER WE COULD GET
BRIAN BURNS.
FINANCIALLY IT'S GOING TO LIMIT
SOME OTHER THINGS WE COULD DO?
I'D BE HAPPY WITH-- REALLY
FINE WITH ANY OF THESE GUYS.
STARTS AT 12?
YEAH, WE START NEGOTIATING.
YOU CAN'T ANNOUNCE IT UNTIL
WEDNESDAY--
ARE MEDIA PEOPLE, SOME
REPORTER WILL GET IT OUT THERE.
Narrator: THE GIANT CAMP
WITH THEIR CARDS ON THE TABLE
JUST YET.
DEALS HAVEN'T BEEN FINISHED.
A PAIR OF GIANTS FREE AGENTS--
RUNNING BACK SAQUON BARKLEY, AND
SAFETY XAVIER McKINNEY--
BLUE-CHIP STUDS.
NO GUARANTEE THEY WILL BE IN
NEW YORK HANDS MUCH LONGER, BUT
TAMPA'S LINEBACKER BRIAN BURNS
IS ON THE TABLE.
CAROLINA HAS INDICATED THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO DEAL THE STAR
PASS RUSHER.
IF NEW YORK ANTES UP FOR BURNS,
THEY MAY BE SHORT AT OTHER
POSITIONS.
SO AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE BUT I THINK THE PRIORITY
RIGHT NOW IS THE OFFENSIVE LINE.
WE DO ANYTHING-- WOULD YOU
AGREE OR NO?
WE NEED INSIDE PLAYERS.
RIGHT.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WOULD BE THE
NUMBER ONE BEAT?
OFFENSIVELY?
JUST THE TEAM.
WE HAVE THIS HIGH OF MONEY, HOW
ARE WE GOING TO DO THE AT UP?
WE CAN GET THIS 260 PASS RUSHER.
I WOULD SAY OFFENSIVE LINE.
MINOGUE MOST SUITABLE FOR THE
TACKLE LINE, JON RUNYAN, DOLPHIN
GUARD ROBERT HUNT, AND RATER
TACKLE JERMAINE ELUEMUNOR.
FINDING THE PLAYER IS ONLY STEP
ONE, SPLITTING APART IS THE REAL
TRICK.
YOU WOULD BE HAPPY WITH
RUNYAN, HIGH FIVE AND WE'VE GOT
A GOOD STARTING GUARD.
THESE GUYS ARE HERE THE NEXT
THREE YEARS.
ELUEMUNOR IS THEIR NUMBER ONE
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE WHOLE
FUCKING FREE AGENCY.
OKAY?
HE IS 3-5?
MAYBE 5-6 NOW.
BUT UNDER $7 MILLION.
Narrator: IT'S A CHAIN
REACTION.
EVERY DEAL AFFECTS THE NEXT.
EVEN AT THE ALL-IMPORTANT
POSITION OF QUARTERBACK.
HE'S OUR TOP BACKUP?
HE'S GOING TO NEED LIKE
10-20.
WOULD YOU LOCK AT 4 OR
SAM DARNOLD AT 4?
I WOULD TAKE TYROD.
THIS GUY IS GOING TO BE
RUNNING-- WE ARE GOING TO TRY
AND GET TYROD DONE RIGHT NOW.
SO--
USED TO HAVE THE SAME
QUARTERBACK ROOM.
YEAH, FOR NOW.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
ALL RIGHT.
MOTOR.
MOTOR FOR FIVE OR SWIFT FOR SIX?
YOU ARE OKAY WITH MOTOR?
YES.
SO THEY WE DO THAT WITH
MOTOR, WE ARE STILL IN GOOD
FINANCIAL SHAPE.
IF WE DID THOSE THINGS WE JUST
TALKED ABOUT.
HEY, JOHN.
COME ON IN.
GLAD YOU ARE LAUGHING.
THIS IS THE HURRY UP AND WAIT
PART.
WE SENT AN OFFER TO HUNT, RUNYAN
RUNYAN, ELUEMUNOR, THREE
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN, DEVIN
SINGLETARY, TYROD, WE ALREADY
SENT ONE AND WE ARE WORKING ON
THE BURNS THING.
I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET
SOMETHING DONE THERE IN THE
RUNNING BACK.
WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THE
SAQUON THING?
I JUST GOT A TEXT THAT
CHICAGO IS DRIVING THE PRICE UP
AND FEEL HE IS OUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE OR
NOT.
I WILL MAKE A COUPLE CALLS, I
DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN.
I'M GOING TO HAVE A TOUGH
TIME SLEEPING IF SAQUON GOES TO
PHILLY.
AS I TOLD YOU, I'VE BEEN AROUND
ENOUGH PLAYERS, HE'S THE MOST
POPULAR PLAYER WE HAVE, BY FAR.
YEAH.
Narrator: NO MATTER HOW THE
ROSTER IS SHUFFLED, ONE THING IS
CERTAIN: NEW YORK WILL DO ALL
THEY CAN TO BOLSTER THEIR
OFFENSIVE LINE.
THE OFFENSIVE LINE IS ONE OF
THE BIGGEST NEEDS THE GIANTS
HAVE THIS OFF-SEASON.
FOR GIANTS FANS WHO ARE LOOKING
FOR MORE PRODUCTION OUT OF THE
OFFENSE, REBUILDING THAT
OFFENSIVE LINE ONCE AND FOR ALL
IS A BIG STEP.
Narrator: THE GIANTS AREN'T
THE ONLY TEAM SHOPPING FOR
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN.
THEIR CROSSTOWN RIVALS ARE IN
THE MARKET TOO.
SOUNDS LIKE THE JETS ARE INTO
A LOT OF PLAYERS WE ARE.
RUNYAN AND ELUEMUNOR.
IS A JUST ABOUT GETTING THE
SAME TWO GUYS WE WERE GETTING?
SMART, TOUGH, DEPENDABLE.
RUNYAN HAS NINE YEAR, 17
GUARANTEED FROM THE JETS.
Narrator: THE JETS AREN'T
BLUFFING, THEY ARE OFFERING
RUNYAN 9 MILLION A YEAR FOR TWO
YEARS WITH 17 MILLION
GUARANTEED.
SAID YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE
TO BEAT IT BECAUSE OF THE
ROGERS-HACKETT CONNECTION.
DOES THAT GET IT DONE?
I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: IF THE GIANTS
THAT ARE JETS OFFER, THEY WON'T
HAVE ENOUGH LEFT TO SIGN GUARD
ROBERT HUNT.
DO THAT.
OF UP THE GUARANTEE-- WHAT'S HE
GOT, 17?
JUST MATCH THE GUARANTEED.
Narrator: THE GIANTS RAISE
THE JETS, UPPING HIS SALARY TO
10 MILLION A YEAR AND MATCHING
THE 17 MILLION GUARANTEED.
I HAD A LOOK AT YOUR NOTES.
EXCITED.
GET A LOOK AT WHAT?
RUNYAN IS DONE.
DONE?
3 FOR 10?
LET'S SEE WHAT THAT SHE HASN'T
MISSED A GAME IN THREE YEARS,
RUNYAN.
GOING TO HELP US.
THEY SIGNED GUARD JON
RUNYAN JR.
OF GUARD IS A HUGE NEED FOR THE
NEW YORK GIANTS.
IF BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT GUARD, HE
NEVER MISSED A GAME WITH THE
GREEN BAY PACKERS, SO THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT PICK UP, NOT A VERY
SEXY, I KNOW.
Narrator: SEX MAY SELL BUT
IT DOESN'T WIN GAMES.
IF THAT HAPPENS IN THE TRENCHES
SO THE GIANTS CONTINUE THEIR
HUNT FOR LINEMEN, TARGETING
RAIDERS TACKLE JERMAINE
ELUEMUNOR.
BUT HE WON'T COME CHEAP.
HE THINKS WE CAN GET HIM FOR
SEVEN, BUT ARIZONA WANTS HIM.
HE WANTS A TWO-YEAR DEAL.
SERIOUSLY?
ECO-YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW, WHAT DO YOU
GUYS THINK?
NEED TO COME OUT OF THIS WITH
TWO--
STARTING RIGHT TACKLE OR ARE
STARTING LEFT GUARD.
THIS IS THEIR NUMBER ONE GUY.
WHAT IS OUR WALKING AWAY ON HIM,
SIX?
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS, FREE AGENCY
AGENCY.
I THINK IT'S GOT TO BE SEVEN
TO GET IT DONE HERE.
YOU REALLY DO?
I DO.
NOTHING GUARANTEED NEXT YEAR.
HE WANTED THE FIRST YEAR TO BE
HIGHER.
THAT'S HUGE.
THIS GETS IT DONE?
I BELIEVE THIS WILL GET IT
DONE.
GOOD JOB, EDDIE, YOU ARE ON
FIRE TODAY.
Narrator: THE G-MEN HAVE
LANDED ANOTHER BIG MAN.
IF THAT MAKES TWO NEW STARTERS
ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE.
THE CARDS ARE ALL FOLLOWING THE
GIANTS WAY.
WITH ONE NOTABLE EXCEPTION.
TURNS OUT SAQUON BARKLEY WILL
TAKE TOO MUCH OUT OF THE KITTY.
OTHER TEAMS ARE SIMPLY OFFERING
HIM MORE MONEY THAN NEW YORK
WANTS TO PLAY.
I'M GOING TO CALL SAQUON'S
GUY.
GOOD DAY FOR YOU, GOOD DAY TO BE
ED BERRY.
WHAT'S HE GOING TO GET?
NORTH OF WHAT YOU SAID?
WELL HALF AP WHY, 25 GUARANTEED.
NORTH OF THAT?
I-- WHERE NOT GOING TO GO
THERE, WE ARE OUT.
IS IT IN THE DIVISION?
I'M TRYING TO PREPARE MYSELF
MENTALLY FOR WHAT'S GOING TO--
THAT'S ALL.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
THE PRICES 16ING SUCK.
WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THIS.
HE OFFERS, WE CAN DO ALL THE
HOMEWORK WE WANT.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ALL THE
MEETINGS, ALL THE FILM, HERE ALL
WEEKEND, JUST TO COME UP WITH
THESE NAMES, AS PRICE POINTS,
AND IT'S TOTALLY OUT OF YOUR
CONTROL.
♪ ♪
A DRAMATIC HE'LL TURN IN THE
RUNNING BACK WORLD.
A BIG TIME-SHIFT IN THE
NFC EAST, SAQUON BARKLEY GOES
FROM THE GIANTS TO THE RIVAL
EAGLES, THREE YEARS,
$37.5 MILLION DEAL, REBUILDING
THAT RUNNING BACK MARKET AND
MORE THAN $12 MILLION PER YEAR.
HOMEGROWN.
WHAT BROKE HIM
THREE YEARS, 37.75 WORTH UP
TO 46.7.
HE GOT NORTH OF THAT?
OVER 13--
NOW BEATS THE FRANCHISE
NUMBER.
ALL RIGHT...
[LAUGHS]
WE ARE GOING TO BE FINE.
THREE YEARS, $37 MILLION.
THERE IS A NOTION OUT THERE
BEING PUSHED THE GIANTS DID NOT
TAKE AN OFFER FOR SAQUON
BARKLEY.
THAT IS TRUE.
HOWEVER, THAT IGNORED THE OFFERS
THEY MADE TO SAQUON BARKLEY OVER
THE LAST YEAR.
THE AGREEMENT WAS GO OUT THERE,
SEE WHAT THE NUMBER IS OUT THERE
AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO US, WE
WILL SEE ABOUT POTENTIAL
MATCHING AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
THIS WAS TOO RICH FOR THE GIANTS
GIANTS.
Narrator: SAQUON BARKLEY IS
NO LONGER IN NEW YORK.
THE INK ISN'T EVEN DRY ON HIS
NEW DEAL WHEN THE GIANTS LOSE
ANOTHER STAR.
SAFETY XAVIER McKINNEY.
THIS IS FREE AGENCY FRENZY.
A FORMER STARTING SAFETY XAVIER
McKINNEY IS EXPECTED TO SIGN
WITH THE GREEN BAY PACKERS ON A
FOUR-YEAR DEAL WORTH
$68 MILLION, $17 MILLION PER
YEAR.
MY GOD.
17 A YEAR.
17 PUTS HIM AT-- THAT PUTS HIM
UP THERE, NIKA, 18.4.
I MEAN, THAT MAKES HIM THE
SECOND HIGHEST PAID 50 IN THE
LEAGUE.
Narrator: THE UPSIDE OF
LOSING STARS IS THAT IT FREES UP
A LOT OF MONEY FOR REPLACEMENTS.
JOE SCHOEN & CO. POUNCED ON THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN RUNNING BACK
DEVIN SINGLETARY, A.K.A.
"MOTOR."
THE MOTOR IS IN.
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY MOTORBOAT?
MOTOR IS IN THE BOAT?
Narrator: THE NEW FREE
AGENTS WILL MAKE AN IMPACT BUT
THERE IS STILL A GAME CHANGER
AVAILABLE.
MAY BE.
IF THE GIANTS AND PANTHERS HAVE
BEEN TOYING WITH A TRADE FOR
MONTHS.
OH!
NO...
I MEAN, YES, BUT...
HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
HAVE YOU LOOKED AT BRIAN
BURNS?
ARE YOU GOOD?
♪ ♪
AN ARGUMENT DOING IT FOR THE
RUSHER?
ONE COMES TO THE MARKET THAT
HAS GOOD CHARACTER AND ALSO IS
YOUNG, UNDER 28, AND HAS
PRODUCTION, WE ALL FEEL GOOD
THAT HE IS STILL ASCENDING.
TOP TALENT, YOUNG--
COME IN.
GO ON AND HAVE A SEAT.
I JUST THINK BEING ABLE TO
RUSH, WE GET THE BEST OUT OF KT,
DECKS, HAVING BE SEVEN
ALLEVIATES THE STRESS ON THE
SECONDARY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT
MEANS FOR WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO.
THAT'S PROBABLY ALL YOU'RE
GETTING.
SO YOU GET A RUSHER.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
I THINK BURNS IS A REALLY
GOOD PLAYER.
I THINK HE CAN IMPACT.
THE SKILL SET IS UNIQUE.
DURABLE.
IT IS GOING TO PLAY A SHIT--TON
OF SNAPS.
GETTING A TASTE OF JUST HOW
IMPORTANT SPIDER-MAN IS.
♪ ♪
Announcer: SPIDER-MAN
SMELLED IT!
Announcer: BRIAN BURNS CAME
OFF THE EDGE AND BURIED LAMAR
JACKSON.
Announcer: SPIDER-MAN
FEELING RADIOACTIVE!
TO WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT.
Announcer: BURNS HAS HIS
HANDS-- I GUESS YOU COULD SAY
HIS SPIDEY SENSE ALL OVER THIS
GAME.
♪ ♪
HOW PRODUCTIVE IS HE IN TERMS
OF SACKS?
46 FAX OVER FIVE YEARS, MORE
IN THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS.
JOSH ALLEN, SEAN GARY, ALL THE
GUYS HAVE BEEN PAID, HE'S GOT
MORE THAN ALL THOSE GUYS.
WE WILL TAKE ONE SHOT AT
BURNS AND IF IT GETS OUT OF HAND
IN THE DRAFT WE WILL HAVE TO
FIND RUSH.
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL LET YOU
KNOW, BUDDY.
Narrator: THERE'S REALLY
ONLY ONE PLACE SPIDER-MAN SHOULD
CALL HOME, AND THAT'S THE BIG
APPLE.
BUT GETTING HIM HERE WON'T BE
EASY.
BURNS HAS WHAT'S CALLED A
"NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TAG."
THAT MEANS HE'S FREE TO MAKE A
DEAL WITH ANY TEAM HE WANTS, BUT
THERE'S A WRINKLE.
THE GIANTS WILL HAVE TO
COMPENSATE THE PANTHERS.
IT'S COMPLICATED.
NEW YORK OFFERS BURNS A
GUARANTEED $28.5 MILLION A YEAR
FOR FIVE YEARS.
$87 MILLION.
NOW THEY NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT
CAROLINA WANTS.
I CALLED DAN AND I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO I SAID 39, HE SAID NO.
I SAID 39 IS JUST 39, IF YOU
WANT AN EXTRA PICK IT'S 47 IN
THE 2025.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE PATIENCE,
WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS A STRENGTH
OF MINE.
AND IT REALLY IS.
IT'S HURRY UP AND WAIT.
THIS IS BRUTAL!
AS WE WENT THROUGH THE DAY
AND THINGS WERE DRAGGING ON IT
INCLUDED PLAN A AND A PLAN B AND
IF WE DIDN'T GET BURNS, A LOT OF
THE PLAYERS WE WERE INTERESTED
IN WERE BEING SIGNED BY OTHER
TEAMS SO WE WERE PIVOTING.
SO MANY THINGS ARE OUT OF YOUR
CONTROL.
ONLY HAVE FIVE HOURS.
DAILY STRESS, SIX HOURS AND
25 MINUTES IN THE HIGH STRESS
ZONE.
THAT IS NOT HEALTHY.
GO THAT'S A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT
FOR THAT THOUGH.
YEAH.
OF I MET 18.4 RIGHT NOW.
IS THAT A BAD NUMBER?
20 IS LIKE YOUR HEART WAS
THAT MAX 24 HOURS A DAY.
WAITING ON ALL THAT?
HE JUST NEEDS TO TELL YOU YES OR
NO.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
LET IT RING.
DANIEL THOMAS MORGAN.
WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
OH, MY GOD.
WHAT ARE WE DOING, DAN HIM WITH
WHY DO WE NEED TO ADD ON A
SEVEN?
YOU AND I ARE GOING TO BE DOING
THIS A LONG TIME, HOPEFULLY.
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE ALLIES.
I NEED PLAYERS TOO, DAN.
WE ARE PICKING SIX, YOU GUYS
WOULD BE PICKING ONE.
LET'S JUST DO WHAT WAS SET ON
THE LAST ONE AND THAT WORKS OUT,
WE MET YOU IN THE MIDDLE WITH
SOME OF YOUR DEMANDS.
CAROLINA GETS 39, 140 AND 20255,
THE HIGHEST ONE WE GET BURNS AND
165.
WE GOOD?
ALL RIGHT, I'M TEXTING THIS TO
YOU RIGHT NOW RATE OF GOOD DOING
BUSINESS WITH YOU, BUDDY.
WE WILL GET WHATEVER WE NEED
OVER TO YOU, IF YOU COULD SEND
ME HIS NUMBER AT ONE POINT AND
WE CAN REACH OUT TO HIM.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S DONE.
TRIED TO WEAR ME DOWN TO SEVENTH
ROUND AND A HALF A SACK.
GOOD JOB!
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
HOW OLD IS HE?
♪ ♪
WITH BEEN WATCHING THE SUN
ALL DAY LONG.
KIND OF BEEN TALKED ABOUT.
WAITING FOR THE GO CALL FOR THIS
TO FINALLY OFFICIALLY BE DONE.
THE GIANTS PAIRING BRIAN BURNS
WITH KAYVON THIBODEAUX FOR THE
CHANCE TO HAVE GUYS CREATING
HAVOC AND THERE IT IS.
THE GIANTS AND PANTHERS, GOING
BACK AND FORTH ALL DAY LONG TO
TRY TO OFFICIALLY GET THIS DONE.
IT IS A DONE DEAL.
BRIAN BURNS AND THE GIANTS.
THE PANTHERS MOVE ON, BURNS
GETS PAID, ALL THE THINGS HAPPEN
AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
YOU THINK THIS IS STRESSFUL FOR
GIANTS GENERAL MANAGER JOE
SCHOEN?
IT IS STRESSFUL FOR THIS GUY.
SO ON EDGE ALL DAY LONG, WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT THIS.
THAT WAS A STRESSFUL DAY.
YOU NEED TO HAVE PARAMETERS SEE
YOU ARE NOT SHOPPING HUNGRY, YOU
DON'T GET DESPERATE.
SOME OF THE GUYS WE WERE ABLE TO
SHINE THIS YEAR-- SIGN THIS
YEAR WERE WITHIN THE PRICE RANGE
THAT WE WERE GETTING ENOUGH
PLAYERS AND SO WE WERE GLAD WE
WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE
OFFENSIVE LINE EARLY ON AND ABLE
TO GET THE RUNNING BACK IN PLACE
AND EVENTUALLY MAKING THE TRADE
FOR BRIAN BURNS.
DID A GOOD JOB, BUDDY, I'M
PROUD OF YOU.
YOU ARE TALKING TO ME?
YEAH.
STAFF DID A GOOD JOB, WE HAD
A GOOD PROCESS.
IS THAT THE TEXT I SENT YOU?
[LAUGHS]
I SENT HIM A TEXT, PROTECT THE
QUARTERBACK, GET AFTER THE
QUARTERBACK, LET'S GO.
ENDED UP WORKING OUT WELL FOR
US BUT I DEFINITELY PREFER THE
DRAFT BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE UP
YOU TURN THE CARD IN, THEY ARE
YOUR PLAYERS AND YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF THE OTHER
OUTSIDE STUFF.
I JUST TEXTED HARPER.
"HEY, DADDY, GOOD JOB AT WORK
TODAY."
Narrator: THEY WON A FREE
AGENCY IS IN THE BOOKS.
A LOT OF MONEY SPENT, BUT EVEN
MORE IMPROVEMENT IN THE ROSTER.
DAY TWO STARTS ON A DOWN NOTE.
BACKUP QUARTERBACK TYROD TAYLOR
LEAVING FOR THE JETS.
JOE DOUGLAS, ROBERT SALEH
SAID THEY WANTED TO GET AN
EXPERIENCED BACKUP.
THEY GOT HIM.
IT IS TYROD TAYLOR, THE VETERAN
OF MANY DIFFERENT NFL TEAMS WHO
AGREED TO TERMS LAST NIGHT ON
WHAT I AM TOLD IS A TWO-YEAR
DEAL WORTH UP TO $18 MILLION.
THAT IS TOP END BACKUP MONEY
OBVIOUSLY WITH INCENTIVES.
IF HE ENDS UP PLAYING.
THE INJURIES, THE PRICE
POINT, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WANT
TO-- WE STRETCHED TO $7 MILLION
A GAME HERE.
GUYS OUT THERE LIKE JOE FLACCO
PLAYED WELL.
LOOKING LEFT CORNER, THAT'S
THERE, TOUCHDOWN!
LOOKING AT DREW LOCKE.
THAT WOULD BE LIKE IN THE
THE 4 RANGE.
STILL ATHLETIC AND CAN MOVE.
27.
HE'S GOT SIZE, ARM TALENT, HE
CAN PLAY.
MAN, OH, MAN, THE SEAHAWKS
HAD TO HAVE IT AND DREW LOCKE
COMES THROUGH!
SEATTLE ONCE AND BACK SO WE
WILL PROBABLY BE COMPETING WITH
THEM.
OUR SALE IS WE HAD MITCHELL
TRUBISKY IN BUFFALO, AT BACK OF,
HE WENT ON A GOT PAID BY
PITTSBURGH.
WE HAD TYROD FOR TWO YEARS, HE
GOT A RAISE.
UNCERTAINTY WITH HIS HEALTH AND
THAT SITUATION.
LOCK IT IN AT NUMBER ONE.
ALL SPRING UNTIL HE COMES
BACK, YEAH.
THERE'S GUYS WHO BELIEVE IT OR
NOT MAKES IT EASIER ON US.
THERE'S AGENTS WERE LIKE WE
DON'T HAVE ANYBODY.
Narrator: VIABLE
QUARTERBACKS DON'T LAST LONG IN
FREE AGENCY.
THE GIANTS SIGNED BACKUP DREW
LOCKE TO A $5 MILLION DEAL,
GIVING THEM SOME SECURITY AT THE
POSITION.
WE WILL GET HIM UP HERE
WEDNESDAY.
WE ARE STRICTLY TO THE ONE I'LL
NOW.
IF ANY OF THOSE GUYS FAULT OF
THAT I'LL JUST LET ME KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, TOMMY, I WILL SEND IT
OVER TONIGHT AND JUST LET ME
KNOW WHERE HE'S GOING TO BE
FLYING FROM.
THANKS, TOMMY.
BECOME GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
ALWAYS BE CLOSING.
WE GOT UP BACKUP QUARTERBACK.
DREW LOCKE IS NOW A NEW YORK
GIANT.
HE PLAYED REALLY WELL FOR GENO
SMITH IN SEATTLE SO THE GIANTS
SIGNED HIM AND THAT WOULD BE HIS
ROLE HERE IN CASE DANIEL JONES
IS NOT READY TO GO.
IT'S BEEN AN ACTIVE NEGOTIATING
PERIOD FOR THE NEW YORK GIANTS
AND FELT LIKE A WHOLE LOT OF
NAMES ALREADY.
♪ ♪
THAT'S SOME GOOD ENERGY AND
HERE.
IT'S NICE, RIGHT?
♪ ♪
IT'S NOT LIKE WE DON'T HAVE
SOME SLOGAN FOR THE FANS.
GO BIG BLUE.
ABOVE THE EAGLES.
YOU DON'T WANT TO GET GIANTS
FANS HEARTS.
BIG BLUE YOU MET
GIANTS FANS, WHAT'S UP?
DREW LOCKE HERE, MADE IT TO THE
BIG APPLE, MADE IT TO JERSEY.
SO EXCITED TO GET GOING, READY
TO GET TO WORK.
GO BIG BLUE.
WHAT'S UP, EVERYBODY?
WHAT'S GOOD, MAN?
IT'S YOUR BOY DEVIN SINGLETARY.
CONGRATS BEING A GIANT, GO BLUE,
LET'S GET IT.
EXCITED TO GET TO WORK, LET'S
GO BIG BLUE!
WELCOME ABOARD.
YEAH, LIKE TO HAVE YOU.
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BACK IN NEW YORK.
BACK IN NEW YORK, BABY!
[APPLAUSE]
HEY, MAN, IT'S YOUR BOY BRIAN
BURNS, SO HAPPY TO BE PART OF
THE NEW YORK GIANTS.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO WORK, I'M A
G-MAN.
GOOD?
[APPLAUSE]
Narrator: FREE AGENCY IS
FINALLY OVER.
TIME JOE SCHOEN TO COME UP FOR
AIR.
A LITTLE DOWNTIME BEFORE FACED
TWO OF THE OFF SEASON STARTS.
SO SYDNEY IS LIKE
BEST FRIENDS WITH DAN MORGAN'S
DAUGHTER.
SO WHEN I COME HOME HALF THE
NIGHTS THEY ARE FACED ON--
IF I'M ON THE PHONE IT'S MOST
LIKELY WITH LEXI.
SO WHEN THE TRADE WAS GOING
DOWN, HE'S TRYING TO SQUEEZE ME
FOR ANOTHER SEVENTH ROUND PICK,
I'M LIKE DAN, REALLY?
WE TALKED ABOUT IT, I WAS WE
WERE TOGETHER AND WE WERE LIKE
IT'S FUNNY THAT OUR DADS ARE IN
THE SAME SITUATION.
SHE WAS REPAIRING FOR THE PRESS
CONFERENCE AND I WAS LIKE JUST
SOME MORNING, WE MIGHT TAKE SOME
PICTURES OF YOU GUYS.
AT THAT PICTURE OF ALL OF US
IN MY OFFICE.
THEY HAVE ONE VERY SIMILAR.
THEY HAVE ONE LIKE THAT.
I THINK YOU NEED TO MAKE ME A
NEW BRACELET, THIS IS ABOUT FOUR
MONTHS OLD.
HE'S BEEN WEARING THAT FOR
MONTHS.
WE MIGHT NEED TO UPGRADE THE
BRACELET KIT.
YOU CAN MAKE IT FOR THE
DRAFT.
THIS ONE SAYS "BAD" ON IT WITH
THE HEARTS.
ARE YOU ABOUT READY TO PLAY UNO?
I'M MEETING ALL OF YOU.
HARPER, YOU GET TO GO FIRST.
I GET FROM KIDS AT SCHOOL TO
TELL MY DAD STUFF AND I'M LIKE
HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
I JUST TELL THEM MY DAD IS GOING
TO DRAFT THE BEST PLAYER AT THE
SPOT AND I JUST TOLD THEM TO
TRUST WHAT HE DOES.
[LAUGHTER]
IT'S A RED 1.
SO YOU HAVE TO PUT A RED
DOWN.
TO DADDY?
[LAUGHTER]
LET'S JUST PLAY YOU AND ME.
Narrator: SCHOEN'S RESPITE
WILL BE BRIEF.
THE DRAFT IS ONLY THREE WEEKS
AWAY.
AND IF ANYTHING, THAT PROCESS IS
HARDER, MORE COMPLICATED, MAYBE
EVEN MORE CRITICAL, THEN FREE
AGENCY.
IT'S A WHOLE NEW DEAL.
WINNING HANDS AREN'T ALWAYS
OBVIOUS, BUT JOE SCHOEN AND HIS
STAFF HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR
MONTHS.
DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY HAVE
IN A SORT TO UP THEIR SLEEVES--
HAVE AN ACE OR TWO UP THEIR
SLEEVES.
THAT WAS A LONG GAME!
THAT WAS A LONG GAME.
ALL RIGHT, THAT WAS FUN.
Narrator: ON THE NEXT
"HARD KNOCKS."
THAT GUY STUNNING.
DANIELS.
HAVE YOU SEEN ENOUGH THAT YOU
WOULD TRADE UP FOR HIM?
DANIELS?
YEAH, I WOULD.
GOT TO PULL THIS DEAL OFF.
I'M GOING TO HAVE PALPITATIONS.
WELCOME TONIGHT 1 OF THE 2024
NFL DRAFT.
WE DON'T GET A QUARTERBACK
HERE, WE ARE ROLLING WITH DANIEL
AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET
HIM A WEAPON.
ARE WE GOOD WITH THAT?
YEP.
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