This is a live analysis of the major departures and transactions made by the New York Giants in free agency. The NFL’s new league year, which starts on Wednesday, allows teams to formally sign free players who played elsewhere in 2023. The legal tampering window opens on Monday at 12:00 ET.
The Giants had the 15th-most cap space in the league going into free agency with roughly $38.4 million, and they still had a lot of work ahead of them.
The Giants signed the former running back for the Bills and Texans to a three-year $16.5 million contract, replacing star running back Saquon Barkley, who was traded to the Eagles earlier in the day. Singletary just finished his first professional season in Houston, where he gained 898 yards and four touchdowns on 216 carries (averaging 4.2 yards per carry). For 193 yards, he also caught 30 passes.
Throughout the previous four seasons, Singletary has played in either 16 or 17 games, demonstrating unusual durability for a player at his position. Before joining the Texans last season, he played his first four seasons with Buffalo.
In the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft, the Bills selected him. That moment
On Monday, a source verified to The Athletic that Runyan and the Giants had reached an agreement on a three-year, $30 million contract with a guaranteed $17 million. Runyan, a sixth-round selection in the 2020 draft, has spent the last four seasons with the Packers. He was ranked No. 11 on The Athletic’s list of the top 150 available free agents. The 6-foot-4, 307-pound player is the offspring of Jon Runyan, a former offensive tackle for the Eagles who faced the Giants from 2000 to 2008.
The Giants had glaring holes at both guard spots, so Runyan will step into one of those openings. He made 16 starts at left guard in 2021 before shifting to right guard the past two seasons.
The Giants have been trying to build an adequate offensive line for over a decade. Runyan is the latest attempt to address the perennial weakness. He doesn’t project as a Pro Bowl-level player, but the Giants just need solid pieces to complement star left tackle Andrew Thomas. The hope is that Runyan can meet that standard and provide an upgrade for an offense amid a transition
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