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In this 2016 NFL redraft, New York Giants avoid Eli Apple disaster

The 2016 NFL Draft — more specifically, the Eli Apple draft — ended up as one of the more regrettable points in a long, dark period for the New York Giants since they won the 2011 Super Bowl.

Well, there may be no crying over spilt milk, and no real do-overs in the draft, but we can try to hypothetically change history. Pro Football Focus has done so for the Giants with a 2016 NFL redraft that would have led to a much better result for the Giants.

PFF has a short, simple explanation:

Apple was a miss by the Giants, lasting only three years in New York before getting traded to the Saints.