Even after the New York Giants make final cuts and trim their roster to 53 men next Tuesday, the work won’t be done.
In the 24 hours after final cuts, players subjected to waivers will be claimed and the Giants, who are sixth in waiver priority, are among the teams who will be making claims.
During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, assistant general manager Brandon Brown made it clear the Giants will be active in the aftermath of the annual chaos as they seek upgrades at cornerback and other positions.
“We’re always going to be aggressive,” Brown told reporters. “We want to make sure that if there is an opportunity to bolster, especially the backend of the roster, depth, and special team contributors, we’re not going to apologize for trying to do that. I think it’s going to be meticulous.
“Between these first two weeks that have been gone from the film plus the Hall of Fame game and this last week coming up. It’s just figuring out those, ‘Where is surplus in the market? Where are teams that may have guys that are on the bubble or the trade block? How thick does it look? Where would we be versus our competitors that may be ahead of us in the claim order or those that may be behind us?’”
Brown noted that the Giants have added players like Nick McCloud and Jason Pinnock in the past in addition to Fabian Moreau, who started 11 games for the Giants in 2022.
“We’re going to do the same thing again,” Brown said. “It may be, obviously, at different positions.”
Expect a wave of transactions next Tuesday and then again on Wednesday.