Using transition tag on Leonard Williams could be right play for NY Giants

Leonard Williams didn’t exactly prove he deserved a big-time contract from the NY Giants after seven games with the team. Using the transition tag could be a solid compromise for Dave Gettleman.

Few have been against the Leonard Williams trade more than me since the moment it went down last October. However, the fact remains that the NY Giants are likely to retain him, and I’d much rather see him retained on a one-year prove-it deal than a huge extension.

It’s worth noting that due to this being the last year of the current CBA deal, teams are allowed to use the franchise tag and the transition tag in the same year. There don’t appear to be any Giants worthy of being franchise-tagged, but it…