The New York Giants’ linebacker corps may be lacking in elite talent, but the group is getting more and more crowded.
Among the hodgepodge of rookies and young veterans sits Justin Hilliard, a second-year undrafted free agent with an injury history that has kept him from realizing his potential. Does he deserve another crack at the 53-man roster?
By the numbers
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 231
Age: 25
Position: Linebacker
Experience: 2 years
Contract: Year 2 of three-year, $2.455 million rookie deal | 2022 cap hit: $825,000
Career to date
Hilliard will miss the first two games of 2022 with a suspension for PEDs — just the latest in a long line of absences that have characterized his career so far.