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Veteran wide receiver Kenny Golladay is said to have agreed to a contract with the New York Giants.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Golladay agreed to a four-year $ 72 million contract, which includes a guaranteed $ 40 million.
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The #Giants take first place in the WR at Kenny Golladay, paying him $ 18 million a year for that. #Bears came out strong with a significant push, essentially a recruiting effort. But Golladay wanted the Giants and both sides to work within the past 24 hours to close the deal.
The 27-year-old has been excellent when he is healthy, recording career numbers (65 receptions for 1,190 yards and 11 touchdowns) in 2019. It was his second consecutive season exceeding 1,000 yards received. He was limited to just five games in 2020, however, scoring 20 receptions for 338 yards and two scores.
Still, Golladay entered the off-season as one of the best free-agent receivers available, alongside names like JuJu Smith-Schuster, Will Fuller V and Corey Davis.
There was always the possibility that the Lions he could have slapped Golladay with the franchise label, but since they didn’t, it looked like he would sign elsewhere.
The Northern Illinois product is not among the elite wide receivers of the NFL, but it is option number 1 in its early years. New York used to be associated with Golladay since last season’s negotiation deadline.
If Golladay remains healthy in 2021, he could be one of the truly impactful signings of this off-season.
In New York, he will fill the gap in receiver number 1 left by Odell Beckham Jr. when he was negotiated with the Cleveland Browns. Suddenly Daniel Jones has a dangerous collection of weapons, led by running back Saquon Barkley, wideouts Golladay, Darius Slayton and Sterling Shepard and tight end Evan Engram.