2023 NFL free agency: Contract details for new, returning Giants
The New York Giants were very active over the first week of free agency, re-signing several in-house players while also beefing up the roster via open-market signings and one big trade.
General manager Joe Schoen isn’t done yet, but his options are dwindling as the team’s available cap space decreases. And while there are several options to help alleviate that, the Giants haven’t dipped into that well to date (Darren Waller restructure notwithstanding).
Here’s a look at all the contract details for new and returning Giants players:
QB Daniel Jones
Reading the details of Daniel Jones’s contract
And I gotta say, hats off to Joe Schoen.
Schoen gets his QB and protects the #Giants future cap
Daniel Jones stays in his preferred team & secures his bag. #NFL pic.twitter.com/9549UUBbdw
— 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 (@TheBlueZonee) March 8, 2023
LB Jarrad Davis
Typo: It’s $1.19M.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 10, 2023
WR Sterling Shepard
Contract details for Sterling Shepard's new 1-year deal with #NYG, per league source:
Total value of $1.317 million, $1.165 million base salary, $38,125 per game active roster bonus.No guarantees until Week 1 for vested veteran status
— Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton) March 13, 2023
LS Casey Kreiter
Contract details for Giants LS Casey Kreiter, per source: 1 year, $1.3M with $352K guaranteed ($152,500 signing bonus, $200K of base salary).
Expect this to be a Veteran Salary Benefit, so the cap hit should be $1.1M.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 14, 2023
RB Matt Breida
Contract details for Giants RB Matt Breida, per source: 1 year, $1.4M with $500K guaranteed ($200K signing bonus and $300 of base salary). Breida can earn up to $1M in unspecified playing time incentives. Cap hit should be $1.4M.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 14, 2023
WR Isaiah Hodgins
Some clean-up contract details from Over the Cap:
WR Isaiah Hodgins (ERFA) – One year, $870,000. $0 fully guaranteed.
— TheGiantsWire (@TheGiantsWire) March 20, 2023
OL Jack Anderson
OL Jack Anderson (ERFA): One year, $940,000. $0 fully guaranteed.
— TheGiantsWire (@TheGiantsWire) March 20, 2023
TE Lawrence Cager
TE Lawrence Cager (ERFA): One year, $940,000. $0 fully guaranteed.
— TheGiantsWire (@TheGiantsWire) March 20, 2023
OL Wyatt Davis
OL Wyatt Davis (ERFA): One year, $940,000. $0 fully guaranteed.
— TheGiantsWire (@TheGiantsWire) March 20, 2023
DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches
$2M of his $2.9M salary in 2024 is guaranteed for injury at signing. That $2M becomes fully guaranteed if he's on the roster on the 5th day of the 2024 league year.
So, Giants can get out after this year with $2.9M dead money if they want. But essentially a two-year, $8.4M deal.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 14, 2023
LB Bobby Okereke
At long last, contract details on Giants LB Bobby Okereke, per source: 4 years, $40M with $21.8M guaranteed, including a $12M signing bonus.
Cap hits:
2023: $5M
2024: $11M
2025: $12M
2026: $12M— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 18, 2023
WR Darius Slayton
Giants WR Darius Slayton contract details, per source: 2 years, $12M with $4.9M guaranteed, including a $3.5M signing bonus.
Projected cap hits:
2023: $4.2M
2024: $7.7M— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 17, 2023
Slayton has unspecified incentives worth up to $1.5M in each season for receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs. There's also a $1.5M escalator for his 2024 salary if he hits those thresholds in 2023. So up to $4.5M in additional compensation based on performance.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 17, 2023
WR Parris Campbell
So based on the above, I'd call this a one-year, $4.7 million deal with a max value of $6.7 million. Some would say $3m (which my previous, deleted tweet did) because the $100k per-game roster bonuses have to be earned. Potato, potatoe. A good deal for both sides.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 16, 2023
WR Jeff Smith
#Giants Jeff Smith one year, $1.2M, $1.175M salary, $25,000 workout bonus, $300K playtime incentive
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 16, 2023
P Jamie Gillan
Giants P Jamie Gillan contract details, per source: 2 years, $4M with $1M guaranteed ($1M signing bonus).
Cap hits:
2023: $1.6M
2024: $2.4MThe Giants will eat $500K in dead money in 2024 if they cut him next offseason.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 15, 2023
A few more details here: Gillan can earn up to $500K in incentives for Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections in each season. If he hits both of those incentives in 2023, his 2024 salary ($2.4M) will escalate by $500K.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 15, 2023
TE Darren Waller
Pre-restructure:
Darren Waller is under contract for 4 more seasons. Here’s what the Giants owe him:
2023: $11M salary, $200K workout bonus, up to $1.25M in per-game bonuses
2024: $10.525M salary, 200K workout bonus, up to $1.25M in per-game bonuses
2025: $11.525M salary, $200K workout bonus, up… https://t.co/uDJv3M8BqE— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 14, 2023
Restructure details:
Updated figure: $7.376M in cap space created.
I wasn’t a math major pic.twitter.com/KxOdChxqNv
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 17, 2023
LB Jihad Ward
One-year contract. Has not been officially filed.
CB Leonard Johnson
Three-year contract. Has not been officially filed.
