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Head coach John Harbaugh of the New York Giants speaks to the media during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Heading into John Harbaugh’s first offseason with the New York Giants, he and general manager Joe Schoen have some difficult decisions to make on their in-house free agents.
Despite their 4-13 record last year, the Giants still had a lot of talent on the roster. Some of those players are still under contract, but several are set to test the market as unrestricted free agents.
The duty of Harbaugh and Schoen entering the offseason will be to figure out which players should be brought back and which ones can be replaced.
With their limited cap space, the Giants can’t afford to dawdle and risk losing key starters at multiple positions.
John Harbaugh Reveals Plan for Giants FAs
At Harbaugh’s Scouting Combine press conference, he was asked specifically about right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson, and cornerback Cor’Dale Flott, the New York Giants most important free agents.
“The bottom line is, I saw all guys that we want back. ‘OK, do we have the wherewithal to bring him back? Is it a good use of the resources, which is the cap?’ So that’s the next part of the conversation. And that’s part of the planning that’s been taking place, and we’ll learn more about this week when we find out what the real values are. What’s realistic,” Harbaugh told reporters.
“We’ll come out of this week understanding the free agent landscape a little bit better because there’s conversations that happen behind the scenes. I’m not having those conversations. Joe [Schoen] does a great job with that. I will be interested to hear how that stuff goes.”
As it stands now, the Giants are working with roughly $5 million in cap space, according to Over the Cap. That won’t be enough to even sign their incoming rookie class.
New York will have to get creative to open up more cap space to not only be active in free agency, but giving extensions to their own players.
Some easy cuts include running back Devin Singletary, offensive lineman James Hudson, and kicker Graham Gano. Moving on from those three players would create $15.1 million in cap space.
A more difficult decision would be linebacker Bobby Okereke. Releasing him would save $9 million against the cap, but he’s still a solid player in the middle of the Giants’ defense.
Giants ‘Big 3’ Free Agents Contract Projections
The three free agents singled out as the most important for the New York Giants are Eluemunor, Robinson, and Flott. They were all plus-starters in 2025, and it makes sense why the Giants would want them all back.
It won’t be cheap, though, and Spotrac projects all three players to receive contracts with a combined annual average value of $35.8, something the Giants can not do right now.
Choices will have to be made.
Eluemunor’s deal is a projected two-year, $17.3 million contract for the 31-year-old, while Robinson’s deal may look something along the lines of four years, $70.5 million. Finally, Flott’s contract is expected to be a four-year, $38 million contract.
Among the bunch, Eluemunor seems the most likely to be back. He has a prior relationship with Harbaugh thanks to his old Baltimore Ravens days, and the Giants can ill-afford to create another hole on their offensive line.
The difficult decision is between Robinson and Flott. Both are homegrown talents and are deserving of their contracts, but New York will likely be unable to afford both.
It will likely shake out to which position the Giants figure they can replace the easiest.