Giants release safety and captain Logan Ryan

Giants defensive back Logan Ryan participates in a drill during training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, N.J., on Aug. 3, 2021. Credit: Brad Penner

The Giants fired Joe Judge on January 11.

They got rid of his locker room liaison two months later.

Logan Ryan, the Giants safety, defensive captain, and unofficial ambassador of Judge’s philosophies when it came to imparting them on the rest of the team for the past two seasons, was released on Thursday.

Ryan, who signed a three-year extension in December 2020, was due to earn $9.25 million in base salary in 2022. It is clear, though, that this was not a cost-saving maneuver. Unlike the departure of many veterans…