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Giants: Underrated safety could steal starting job

The New York Giants have a void to fill on the back end of their defense following the departure of veteran safety Julian Love in free agency. The Giants need to establish a new starting safety opposite Xavier McKinney. Through four days of training camp, Jason Pinnock, an underrated third-year pro, looks like the man to steal the starting job.

Jason Pinnock looks like the leading man for the starting safety role

Pinnock was claimed off waivers by the Giants last August after being released by the New York Jets. He went on to appear in 14 games for Big Blue, making five starts and totaling 41 combined tackles, two tackles for loss, 1.