Janoris Jenkins wasn't given the franchise tag but he should be happy about it because one of the top-10 players on Pete Prisco's Free Agency Rankings just got paid in free agency.
The former Rams cornerback will reportedly land with the Giants once free agency begins at 4 p.m. ET and he's landing in a pile of cash.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN the deal will be worth $62.5 million over five years while Mike Garafolo reports the deal will contain a whopping $29 million guaranteed.
That's $12.5 million per year and $5.8 million guaranteed per year on the contract, which would make him the second-highest paid in terms of guarantee per year (not counting former teammate Trumaine Johnson on a one-year, franchise-tag deal), behind only Darrelle Revis, who shares the same agents, Schwartz and Feinsod. (Might want to give them a call, cornerbacks.)
The average per year is also a top-10 deal.
Jenkins is not Darrelle Revis in his prime, but he's an immensely talented corner with serious play-making skills. He is, ahem, sometimes susceptible to giving up big plays.
Janoris Jenkins' career cover stats:
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Yds allowed: 2,989 (3rd most since '12 by CB)
TD allowed: 22 (3rd)
INT: 10 (t-12th)
PDs: 34 (t-7th)
Those yardage and touchdown numbers are mildly terrifying.
But we're talking about a very talented corner in the first year of his contract who should help solidify a Giants defense which is having some money pumped it into this offseason.
New York also re-signed defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, salvaging a relationship with a player they badly need to play at top form to help their pass rush.
