The New York Giants will enter the 2019 free agency season with about $27 million in cap space and $9.9 in dead cap money (ranking 4th highest in the league in dead cap amount). The team will need to allocate about $8 million toward rookies from the 2019 NFL draft class.
The Giants need to make some ballsy moves to clear up space:
For the Giants to make an impact in free agency, they will inevitably need to clear up some cap by cutting several players that carry over expensive contracts. Players like Olivier Vernon, Janoris Jenkins, Eli Manning, and Rhett Ellison all represent potential cap-cuts unless they can either be traded or restructure their contract.