In a league where most front offices manipulate cap space with creative accounting, the Giants have remained unusually conservative. They are one of only two NFL teams, alongside the Patriots , that have zero dollars in void years on their books. For comparison, the Eagles lead the league in void-year contract value, while the median team carries roughly $30 million.
That restraint has come at a cost. In a salary-cap world built on flexibility and deferral, the Giants’ hardline stance against void years may have left them at a competitive disadvantage. Particularly now, as head coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen search for ways to surround rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart with more weapons.
And now Giants just made a strategic financial pivot. According to @FieldYates,