The New York Giants didn’t make a splash on the first unofficial day of free agency. They re-signed Austin Johnson to a contract that doubled what he earned in 2020, which helped soften the inevitable departure of Dalvin Tomlinson. Then they added one new member to the team -- running back Devontae Booker.
The signing of Booker to a two-year, up to $6 million deal, is flat-out confounding. Why would the Giants allocate up to $6 million on a player who is going to be 29 at the start of the season, who was an average backup making pennies of what the Giants just offered - in a depressed market nonetheless?