New York Giants fans expected Jerry Reese to add another safety in free agency to play alongside Landon Collins for the 2016 season. As the big name free safeties all dropped off the board to other clubs, Reese seemed content with a position battle between Nat Berhe, Mykelle Thompson and Bennett Jackson.
Then came the draft, when Reese added another player to the competition in the third round: Boise State FS Darian Thompson. It’s obviously still early, but reports on the rookie Thompson are good.
“Thompson, I thought, was barking things out,” Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said Friday, on the first day of the team’s rookie minicamp.