Jason Pierre-Paul Not Franchise-Tagged by Giants: Latest Details, Comments

March 1, 2016   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

The New York Giants allowed the NFL franchise-tag deadline to pass Tuesday without giving the designation to defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul.   
Ebenezer Samuel of the New York Daily News reported in light of the Giants' decision, they are in prime position to land an ideal free-agent target in Miami Dolphins star Olivier Vernon.
Although Miami placed the transitions tag on Vernon, per Samuel, it's worth $12.7 million, and New York can come over the top with a bigger offer the Dolphins would be required to match.
Jordan Raanan of NJ Advance Media—who reported Monday that New York wanted Pierre-Paul back but only on a "one-year, prove-it deal"—weighed in on the possibility of Vernon coming to the Big Apple:
More than almost anyone else in the NFL, the Giants have the necessary funds to discourage Miami from matching.
Per Spotrac, New York has the fourth-most cap space to work with as free agency approaches. General manager Jerry Reese would...

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