The Giants’ latest flurry of moves has only made one thing clearer: Tyrone Tracy Jr. may be running out of runway in New York.
After the J.J. McCarthy trade and Tuesday’s release of Odell Beckham Jr., the Giants have shown they’re willing to act boldly, and that raises the question of whether Tracy is next. He’s still on the 53-man roster, still under team control through the end of next season, and yet he doesn’t look like part of the club’s long-term plan.
If New York does decide to move him, the Miami Dolphins stand out as the obvious landing spot.
De'Von Achane already locked in his money before tearing his ACL this past Sunday, with an offseason extension that guaranteed him $32 million, including over $17.3 million at signing. But Miami is 0-3, and the running back room has its own questions.
Jaylen Wright has an extensive injury history dating back to college, while Ollie Gordon has averaged 2.7 yards per attempt since entering the NFL last year. That’s not exactly a group begging to be left alone.
Tracy, meanwhile, has slipped down the Giants’ pecking order. He hasn’t fit the team’s plans, and there are still questions about the long-term outlook for Cam Skattebo. As we’ve previously noted, John Harbaugh inherited Skattebo, and he may want to draft a running back next spring; keep in mind that the Arizona State product turns 25 in February and only has two more seasons under contract.
Tracy’s own profile isn’t helping his case. He turns 27 in November, and fumbles have worked against him.
Right now, his clearest value is on special teams, where he’s already logged a career-high 41 snaps. He did pop for two 26-yard punt returns in the Week 2 loss to the Rams, though that’s hardly enough to change the bigger picture.
The Giants have already seen enough flashes over Tracy’s first two seasons to know there’s at least some market for him. Coming into training camp, the expectation was that he and Cam Skattebo would form a 1A and 1B backfield, but that idea went away when Tracy missed a key block in the preseason opener.
And while Najee Harris had 52 carries on nine yards against the Titans and has all but officially passed both Tracy and Devin Singletary on the depth chart, Singletary doesn’t look like a likely trade candidate either. He just turned 29 and is a pending free agent, which makes a move there feel extremely unlikely.
With the Nov. 10 deadline approaching, the Giants still have time to get something back for Tracy. The real question is whether Joe Schoen is ready to take advantage.
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