New York Giants' decision to release James Bradberry set to haunt them further

Details have emerged surrounding the New York Giants and their decision to allow James Bradberry to walk and join the Phildelphia Eagles.

The New York Giants have been in rebuilding mode for some time now, having drafted what should have been their quarterback of the future Daniel Jones in the 2018 draft, and this year felt like the one that they were ready to make that big leap forward.

Having positioned themselves with two picks in the top ten of the 2022 NFL Draft and making 11 selections overall, they are certainly loading up for something, and that number could have been even greater.  

They were looking for even more picks by trying to offload James Bradberry in a trade this past offseason, but weren’t able to find anyone to work with. They instead allowed him to walk free by they released him, and he was picked up by the Giants’ division rival in the Philadelphia Eagles. 

The decision to allow Bradberry was certainly something of a strange one from the outside at least as the 28-year-old had established himself as one of the better cornerbacks in the league. in his 91 games as a starter, he put together 82 pass deflections, 15 interceptions and 380 tackles, and the Giants had signed him to a 3-year deal as recently as 2020.

HUGE INTERCEPTION FOR JAMES BRADBERRY!!

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So the Giants must be pretty confident in their decision to let him go, especially as he was one of the bright spots in a defence that gave up 6,032 yards last season, which ranked 21st in the league.

So not only was it a gamble to let him go, but it will also affect their pocketbooks moving forward in a pretty significant way.

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