The New York Giants selected to not place the transition tag on impending free agent security Xavier McKinney, which can enable him to enter the open market subsequent week when free company begins.
The Giants, in fact, can nonetheless signal McKinney to a long-term deal earlier than the league new yr begins on March 13, however that appears unlikely now. They’ll must outbid the remainder of his potential suitors within the open market.
Even when the choice to not use the tag on McKinney seems to be a poor one, the Giants gained’t stroll away empty-handed as CBS Sports activities NFL insider Jonathan Jones reminds us.
If McKinney received a deal the Giants couldn’t/wouldn’t match, they’d lose the participant with no compensation in addition to miss out on a future compensatory decide. Transition-tagged gamers not depend in that components.
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) March 6, 2024
Ah…folks overlook that transition-tagged gamers are not included within the draft decide compensation components if they’re signed away by one other crew.
Giants common supervisor Joe Schoen did himself a stable by not tagging both McKinney or working again Saquon Barkley this offseason.
If the crew can’t lure both of them again for the 2024 season, they may very well be taking a look at vital picks — probably third-rounders — being awarded to them in 2025.
