The New York Giants have developed a tradition in recent years. No, we’re not talking about losing football games — which, well, has more or less become a tradition for most of the last decade.
We’re talking about cycling through defensive tackles.
Not once since drafting Cornelius Griffin in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft have the Giants drafted and then made a subsequent long-term commitment to a defensive tackle.
There was Griffin (four seasons), William Joseph (2003, Round 1, four seasons), Barry Cofield (2006, Round 4, five seasons), Linval Joseph (2010, Round 2, four seasons), Marvin Austin (2011, Round 2, two seasons), Johnathan Hankins (2013, Round 2, four seasons).