The New York Giants have agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Logan Ryan, a source confirmed to ESPN.
The deal is worth $ 7.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Dianna Russini.
It’s a homecoming for Ryan, 29, who grew up in New Jersey and played for Rutgers in college.
I’m going home!! @ Giants #TogetherBlue ????????
– Logan Ryan (@RealLoganRyan) August 31, 2020
The Giants were getting skinny in high school, and Ryan has a history with Giants head coach Joe Judge, a former New England Patriots assistant.
Ryan will slip into the safety / nickel / corner role the Giants had planned for rookie Xavier McKinney, who broke his left foot last week.
News of Ryan’s deal was first reported by the NFL Network.
The Giants had been watching Ryan’s situation since the beginning of free will. His salary was undoubtedly a factor, with Ryan originally looking for something in the order of $ 10 million.
It was too rich for the Giants, who put more than $ 24 million below the salary cap on Monday, according to ESPN’s roster management system. But the Giants waited, and Ryan became a serious option as high school grew exhausted: DeAndre Baker was charged with armed robbery; Sam Beal has chosen not to participate in the season; and McKinney is out until the end of November with his injury.
Mutual interest has started to grow in recent days, and the move has been made easier by Ryan’s recent stint at New York-based agent Joel Segal.
Ryan was a jack of all trades for the Tennessee Titans last season. He became only the third player since 2000 to finish with at least 4 sacks (4.5), 4 interceptions and 4 forced fumbles in a season.
Ryan posted on Instagram in May that his “Tennessee chapter was over” and later said on Devin and Jason McCourty’s “Double Coverage” podcast that “Tennessee really never offered me a contract … they never really tried to bring me. back. “
Ryan played primarily as a nickelback, but was used frequently in blitzes and relied on to be a force against the run. He started all 16 games last season for the first time in his career and set all-time highs with 18 breakouts and 113 tackles.
In the playoffs, his sixth pick of former Patriots teammate Tom Brady sealed the Titans’ thwarted victory in the wildcard round.
Since entering the league with the Patriots in 2013, Ryan has 494 tackles, 11 sacks, 8 forced fumbles and 17 interceptions, with a defensive score.
ESPN’s Jordan Raanan and Turron Davenport contributed to this report.
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