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Why Giants GM Joe Schoen’s cap hell continues despite Adoree’ Jackson’s restructure

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The last thing Joe Schoen wants to do is repeat any of Dave Gettleman’s mistakes. That’s why he called restructuring contracts a “last resort.” As much as he needs some salary cap space now, he didn’t want to hurt the Giants in the future.

But the damage Gettleman did to the 2022 Giants was extensive. And now Schoen knows he has no other choice.

That’s why he took that last-resort step, an NFL source confirmed, and restructured the contract of cornerback Adoree’ Jackson – one of the four biggest contracts Gettleman left behind when he “retired.” And it’s why Schoen might soon have to do the same with the contracts for either Leonard Williams or Kenny Golladay, too.

With all the cuts Schoen has made to his roster so far, plus the $6 million he cleared by restructuring Jackson’s deal, the Giants are still only about $7 million under the $208.2 million NFL cap.

That’s not even enough to pay for…

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