New York Giants veteran cornerback Adoree’ Jackson sounds willing to stay with the organization instead of heading elsewhere in free agency, but only if his current club makes him what he deems to be a reasonable offer.
“If I come back, it’s all good,” Jackson recently told Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post. “If I don’t, is it going to hurt? It will, but I know it’s a business. At the same time, I know what I can do and the services that I bring to an organization — not just on the field, but being a locker-room presence and different things around the community. I’m hopeful [to be back], but you can never put anything past anybody.”
Jackson spent the last three seasons with the Giants, was part of the 2022 squad that earned a road postseason victory and became an outspoken defender of the club this past fall during its many woes.
While the 28-year-old previously worked with new Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen when Bowen served as outside linebackers coach for the Tennessee Titans, Dunleavy noted that Pro Football Focus ranked Jackson 117th out of 127 players at the position for this past season.
“Though Jackson’s tackle total (63) was his highest since 2018, the veteran cornerback finished in the bottom third of the league at his position with a 43.9 PFF coverage grade,” RotoWire Staff mentioned last month.
“I want to win a Super Bowl, and I know the Giants are capable of winning because we saw [in the 2022 playoff run] that it was a possibility,” Jackson added about conversations he may have, assuming he reaches the open market in March. “It boils down to the pieces and the staff being on the same page and doing the right thing to help us get there.”
The Giants most recently went 6-11, could use next season to determine the long-term future of quarterback Daniel Jones and seemingly will let star running back Saquon Barkley test free agency next month.
In short, there’s little reason to believe this winter that Big Blue will be better than third in the division standings beneath both the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys in January 2025.
“That’s a tough one because I know a lot of great players who never won a Super Bowl,” Jackson continued. “You think as a kid that you want to sign somewhere and get all this money. I didn’t grow up having money. Anything you can get, you can appreciate. I’ve been able to play in this league and do things I never even sought out to do. I just love to play and want to win, but I have good faith that time will come.”
It remains to be seen if the contract Jackson wants will come from Giants general manager Joe Schoen.
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