The New York Giants had their target located. He was in clear sight. He chose to go elsewhere.
It happens in free agency. A team can offer a record-setting deal and still watch the player go to a different team. It happened Tuesday to the Giants with Andrew Norwell. The All-Pro guard chose the Jacksonville Jaguars despite receiving a comparable offer from the Giants, who now are left without much on their offensive line. They missed out on their No. 1 free-agent target.
It’s Norwell’s choice. No hard feelings. The lack of state income tax in Florida could have been among the factors.