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B.J. Goodson's bid to be Giants' starting middle linebacker gets strong endorsement

EAST RUTHERFORD -- B.J. Goodson won't officially win the Giants' middle linebacker job at a June minicamp.

It sounds like he is well on his way, though.

Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has nothing but praise for the second-year linebacker's offseason performance to date - a strong sign the 2016 fourth-round pick should enter training camp in late July as the heavy favorite to assume duties as the defense's quarterback.

"Man, he's been great," Spagnuolo said Wednesday after the Giants' second minicamp practice, their longest of the offseason program. "He's really taken this thing on.