New York Giants sign two safeties to help bolster injury-plagued secondary
The New York Giants secondary has been drastically impacted by injuries, as the franchise was forced to have first-team players take snaps with the third-team unit during practices earlier in the week.
Needless to say, this is not something that the Giants want to do often, especially given the risk of injury that their key players could face.
To add some depth to the secondary, the Giants signed two free-agent safeties on Wednesday, both of whom worked out with the team earlier in the day
The first reported signing was Jonathan Sutherland, a player who signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 NFL Draft. He never appeared in a game for the Seahawks but put together a strong career during his college days at Penn State, where he recorded 137 tackles, five passes defensed, and one interception over 58 games played.
Former Los Angeles Charger Raheem Layne also earned a contract from the Giants as he looks to return following a season-ending torn ACL a year ago.
Layne is said to be fully healthy following the injury. Over his first two seasons in the league (both with the Chargers), Layne appeared in 11 games, making 7 total tackles in his limited action.
The Giants have not officially announced corresponding roster moves to coincide with these signings, but they are two moves that the franchise definitely needed to add some healthy bodies to their injury-plagued secondary.
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