Loading ...According to NFL Network, a deal between the New York Giants and free agent safety Antrel Rolle is “95% done. However, that report could just be a smokescreen sent out by his agent fishing for better offers, but we’ll just have to wait and see.
According to Pro Football Talk, two other teams – the Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals – remain in the hunt for his services.
Considering how cheap the Bidwell’s typically are, you can all but cross Arizona off the list. And if you factor in that Rolle already turned down a $6 million annual contract with them, I’d say it’s safe to assume this is a two team race.
3:20 PM UPDATE – Ralph Vacchiano reports that Rolle is taking a physical for the Giants, but if the Dolphins up their offer in the final moments, the tides could shift dramatically.
5:05 UPDATE – Mike Garafolo reports that in addition to Antoine Bethea and Oshiomogho Atogwe, the Giants are also talking to Darren Sharper as possible backups, should the Antrel Rolle deal not get finalized.
5:30 UPDATE – The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that the Giants and Rolle are “finalizing a deal.”
7:04 UPDATE – Mike Garafolo tweets that Rolle will give Arizona a chance to match the offer Big Blue gives him…however, it remains unlikely that the Cardinals will be able to do so.
Other Notes:
- NFL sources say David Carr to the 49ers is very likely; “it’s the 49ers to lose.”
- Pat Traina hints that the Giants may reach out to Mark Brunell should they lose David Carr.
- Cornerback Aaron Ross and long-time girlfriend Sanya Richards were married on Feb. 26th.
- PFT says free agent linebacker/defensive end Aaron Kampmann will visit the Eagles first. However, Jay Glazer says that information is inaccurate and that Kampmann is taking the weekend to decide his next step.
- Mike Garafolo also reports that the Giants have contacted OJ Atogwe‘s agent.
Stay tuned to Giants 101 as we update this situation throughout the day.
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Much as I’d love to stay and complete my assimilation into the G101 hivemind (“We are the Borg; resistance is futile.”) I really need to step away for awhile and tend to the work duties I’ve been neglecting for the past couple of hours.
I’ll return later to learn how and where to score the best ducats to see a resurgent, Rolle-led defense dominate the AFC representative in the Super Bowl.
Just so were on the same page Dallas still didn’t have any draft picks last year.
lol kyle
There could also be a lot of fat trimming towards the end of or after this season. As long as a player is cut before the starting date of the new CBA, the cap implications will be the same as if they were cut today. So why not let the talent play and then cut them later on before they negatively impact the cap…
The best part of this deal to me is that Fewell seems to care about turnovers and interceptions. He tries to make all his players into ball hawks and Rolle’s best attribute is that he is a converted CB so his ball skills are very good for a safety and if he is the guy that Fewell wants then he should be able to make him and a healthy KP into a dangerous combo downfield like Byrd and Wilson were for the Bills last season (13 interceptions combined).
9 by Bryd alone. I agree with you and thats what i have been saying about getting this guy. Its important that we get Fewell tools and allow Reese to do his thing in the draft
Agreed. I do want us to sign Rolle, but I’m not gonna sit here and act like it’s a silver bullet that makes our secondary no longer a concern.
The way I see it, especially with Kenny up in the air a bit, we need TWO new potential starters, so signing Rolle will NOT mean we don’t need to draft one, but it will give us a little more leeway to wait an extra round or two.
And if the deal is made well, we could possibly even cut him in a year without TOO bad of a hit (if there is even a cap) in the event that our X round safety looks good and we want him to start in 2011.
Sorry giantgiantfan and 12dan, but I assume you don’t contend that Rolle isn’t a big upgrade over any of the current Giants’ safeties besides Phillips, do you? Comparing Johnson’s stats with Rolle’s is just not sensible. Individual stats in football are simply not that indicative of talent, especially because in the case of a safety you just don’t know what kinds of defenses were called and who had what responsibility.
So you have three choices: go into 2010 with no upgrade prior to the draft; “buy” Rolle even if you don’t like the price; or come up with another solution that I’m not hearing from either of you.
Just as it makes no sense to “play Madden” with real teams, it also makes no sense to stick your head in the sand and yell “That makes no sense” when you don’t have a better idea. Jerry Reese has to run a football team that intends to compete for the Lombardi Trophy every year that Eli is behind center for the rest of his career. You’re talking about ideal world’s where no one is overpaid and everyone recognizes his true value. General managers in the NFL< or in any other endeavor, do not have the luxury of thinking that way when they have a critical need that must be filled.
And by the way, a healthy Phillips, Rolle (and Johnson and Rashad or a draft pick as depth), Webster, Thomas and Ross is ABSOLUTELY one of the best secondaries in the NFL. Perhaps Rolle would be the weakest member of that fivesome, but if he's your worst then you have a great backfield.
heh heh yeah norm actin like republicans on healthcare
*ducks head and hopes everyone realizes im kidding*
ff55 good point, but should he be the highest paid???
Im very excited about this i think this is a good move.. it gives us an above average safety and pairs him next to a young safety who is full of potential.. we now have two young ballhawk safeties.. Our turnover numbers should increase and in addition to that it lets us focus on our need at linebacker for the draft.. i really hope mcclain is our guy
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Giants may call Mark Brunell should they lose David Carr.
I could deal with that.
that guy is way tooo old haha
Just so you realize, If Rolle were signing with Philadelphia the only talk here would be about how we are royally screwed… Not salary
I thought 10 mil a year was excessive for Samuel (and I still do) but yet he somehow manages to pick of Manning just about EVERY time we face Philly (at which point in time I do a massive face-palm).
If a player performs then hes not overpaid its simple. If Fewell feels like he needs some tools in the secondary, then I trust him. EVery secondary hes worked with has been good
Well put Kyle.
I won’t be pissed if we get Rolle, because as I and others have stated…it fills a need with an above-average playmaker, who will come in and contribute immediately. Having said that, I will be a little bummed on the fact that us signing Rolle takes us out of the running for Taylor Mays, who despite what many are claiming as the second coming of Roy Williams…I think will be a stud, and paired with KP could be one of the best safety tandems in Giants history. I just have this gut feeling that we won’t take him…Philly will…and our receivers going over the middle will pay for it for the next decade.
pete carroll is drafting Taylor Mays dude book it lol.
yep- Ive said 2-3 times that I would be shocked if he got passes Carrols 2 first rd picks. Safety is a big need for them
And before everyone starts in again on the “Rolle’s cost will make the rest of the defense angry” let me say that I generally hate bringing in anyone who damages the salary structure of the team, especially one as young and talented as the Giants, BUT, you have to remember that sometimes bringing in someone can help everyone make more money down the road.
You think a secondary of Webster, Ross, Thomas, Rolle and Phillips in passing situations (even if Rolle turns out to be the worst of the five) wouldn’t force QBs to hold the ball that fraction of a second during which Tuck, Osi, Kiwi, Canty, Sintim, etc. would increase their sack and hit totals? You think having those guys out on the field wouldn’t help Boley, Goff and Kehl look better in coverage because they know they have excellent help deep? You think players reaching free agency who have multiple rings don’t get paid better than those who haven’t won a championship?
So while I’m not shouting from the rooftops about getting Rolle, keep in mind that he could have a multiplier effect on the team, he fits fewell’s philosophy of turnover-oriented defense because he’s a converted cornerback, he could help his teammates get paid, and that in any case he would represent both an insurance policy for the team if Phillips can’t get back quickly and freedom for Reese/Ross to do their thing at the draft.
The Giants have to make a serious run at him.