INDIANAPOLIS — It is all about the money when it comes to Landon Collins returning to the Giants. They like him as a player and realize their defense is better when he is lining up at strong safety. They have until March 5 to either put the franchise tag on him or else watch him enter the open market in free agency. Given their salary-cap situation, it is not a sure thing Collins gets tagged.
“Here’s what everybody’s got to understand,” general manager Dave Gettleman said Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine. “You got 53 players on your club and you got a salary cap.