Tender-ized
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- February
- 27
So, just how much do you think strong safety James Butler was worth to keep out of the open market, which starts Friday?
Apparently, the Giants think a lot. They tendered ths restricted free agent at $1.47 million, which would bring them a second-round draft pick if another team signs the tough but coverage-challenged three-year veteran to an offer sheet.
Backup quarterback Jared Lorenzen received the lowest tender at $927,000, while defensive lineman Adrian Awasom was not tendered at all, leaving him free to negotiate with anyone he wishes. No surprise there. Awasom was the guy who was picked up during Super Bowl week for suspicion of driving under the influence and was sent home. The Giants tend to frown on those things from borderline players.
The deadline for tendering restricted free agents is tomorrow, and the Giants have the right of first refusal on both tendered contracts. That means if they match the offer sheet, they keep the player.
The opening gun for the free-for-all goes off at 12:01 a.m. Friday morning.
Ciao for now.
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Ernie Palladino
Seems like the Giants are giving themselves some type of protection blanket in case Wilson does in fact go somewhere. Butler has some experience (especially in our system), and at that tender amount, only 2nd rounder would free him from us. I don’t think anyone will be willing to part with a 2nd rounder for him, so it seems like Butler will remain a Giant. I’m upset becuase I wasn;t particularly thrilled with Butlers preformance. But I can see why they’re going this route. I still say Wilson should’ve been franchised – but oh well. Too late for that now.