Many New York Giants fans had never heard of Cody Core until the Giants claimed him off waivers to take the 53-man roster spot of preseason fan favorite Alonzo Russell. It’s unfortunate for Russell, but the NFL is a cold, bottom-line business and the Giants like Core, with three years of experience in Cincinnati on offense and as a core special teams player, makes them better.
Let’s get to know more about Core.
Special teams value
You hear about some players having special teams value, but for fans that is a hard thing to quantify unless you are looking at the return man.