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The Giants are not expected to use the franchise tag on Jermaine Eluemunor, Cor'Dale Flott, or Wan'Dale Robinson
The New York Giants have already accomplished quite a bit this offseason, but the real work hasn’t even begun yet. Hiring John Harbaugh to be the team’s new head coach is undoubtedly a win, but now, the Giants have to find a way to give him the best possible roster for the 2026 campaign.
The first order of business in that department involves finding a way to keep some of the team’s impending free agents around. One avenue the front office could utilize to ensure it doesn’t lose a key player is the franchise tag, and while there are a slew of candidates who could receive the franchise tag, such as right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, cornerback Cor’Dale Flott, and wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson, it doesn’t sound like any of them will be getting tagged.
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It may not seem like the Giants have much talent at their disposal, considering how they won only four games last season, but they actually have a solid young core in place. With guys like Jaxson Dart, Malik Nabers, Abdul Carter, and Cam Skattebo leading the way, New York may be one strong offseason away from contending for a playoff spot.
Of course, there are other players who could be long-term fits with the team. Eluemunor, Flott, and Robinson all fall into that category, and each of these guys earned big-money deals with their play in 2025. Eluemunor started 16 games for New York at right tackle, Flott held opposing quarterbacks to a passer rating of 73.3 (the best mark of his career), and Robinson surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career.
The chances of the front office re-signing all of these guys are slim, but it could guarantee at least one of them will be sticking around if they were to use the franchise tag. According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN, though, none of these guys are being considered for the franchise tag because of how much it would cost the team to do so.
“Consider that wide receiver and offensive tackle are projected to be north of $25 million and cornerback isn’t too far off at over $20 million,” Raanan wrote. “That’s too steep for Eluemunor, Robinson and Flott … New York is expected to have interest in bringing all three back. Just not in the franchise tag range.”
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GettyThe Giants are not expected to use the franchise tag on Jermaine Eluemunor, Cor’Dale Flott, or Wan’Dale Robinson
Part of free agency involves identifying which of your players you want to keep around, and with the franchise tag not in play, the Giants have to be prepared to lose some of their key contributors. In a perfect world, they’d be able to re-sign all of Eluemunor, Flott, and Robinson, but they simply may get priced out of their markets.
Of this trio, it seems like Eluemunor and Robinson should be prioritized, as New York is going to want to do everything it can to protect Dart under center moving forward. Flott is a solid cornerback, but he’s a lot easier to replace than Eluemunor or Robinson. Still, finding a way to keep just these two guys in town is going to be tough, meaning all eyes are going to be on general manager Joe Schoen to see if he can step up to the plate and deliver the goods.