The Giants spent the offseason adding names that should matter right away, and Tremaine Edmunds sits near the center of that conversation.
New York’s haul included tight end Isaiah Likely, defensive tackle D.J. Reader, wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and JuJu Smith-Schuster, plus a rookie class featuring Arvell Reese, Francis Mauigoa, and Colton Hood. The result is a roster that gives Giants fans reason to believe the first season under John Harbaugh can bring immediate help while also laying some groundwork for the future.
Edmunds is one of the veterans who fits that idea cleanly. The Pro Bowl linebacker brings eight seasons of experience, two Pro Bowl nods from his time with the Buffalo Bills, and a stat line that includes 900 tackles, 8.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, 14 interceptions, and one defensive touchdown.
He also has a built-in connection with Giants general manager Joe Schoen from their Buffalo days, which makes the reunion in New York easy to understand. The Giants needed an inside linebacker to replace Bobby Okereke and help mentor Reese, and Edmunds checks that box.
Not everyone is sold, though. ESPN’s Seth Walder, in his 2026 NFL offseason grades for all 32 teams, gave the Giants a B+ and said the club’s moves were more about building for the long haul than chasing short-term results. He pointed to Harbaugh as New York’s biggest addition, said the move he liked most was trading Dexter Lawrence because it opened the door for Mauigoa to be drafted with the tenth overall pick, and identified Edmunds as the move he liked least.
Walder’s issue came down to the price tag. Edmunds signed a three-year, $36 million deal, which Walder called an overpay. The Giants had already moved on from Okereke after he signed a four-year, $40 million contract in 2023, creating $9 million in cap space.
Still, the argument for Edmunds is pretty straightforward: the Giants paid a little more to get a better player at a position they needed to fix. That’s why the signing, along with the addition of Isaiah Likely as a needed weapon for Jaxson Dart, looks like one of the team’s biggest moves of the offseason.
For now, the debate is going to keep rolling. Edmunds has enough of a track record to make the signing look sensible, and if he hits the ground running, Walder may not have to wait long before this one starts looking a lot better than he thought.
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