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New GM Joe Schoen has gotten more than halfway towards his goal of clearing $40 million off the Giants’ books, and he still has a few more moves he can make to do it.
It’s just increasingly hard to see how he can get there if cornerback James Bradberry remains on the team.
That’s why Schoen is expected to at least attempt to trade the Giants’ top cornerback before the official start of free agency on Wednesday at 4 p.m. It would be a painful move, but one that might be necessary as the Giants attempt to get out from under their salary cap mess.
Ideally, the Giants would want to keep a player like Bradberry, given that he’s only 28, has proven he can cover top receivers, and so much of new defensive coordinator Don ‘Wink’ Martindale’s scheme is built around a strong defensive backfield that can cover man-to-man. Given all the Giants’ other holes, they surely don’t want to trade him away.
But their hand is forced by the salary…