Reggie Ragland will be entering his fifth NFL season in 2021, and he’ll be in uniform for his fourth NFL team. NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero reports (via Twitter) that the free agent linebacker is signing with the Giants. It’s a one-year deal for the 27-year-old.
The 2016 second-round pick out of Alabama missed his entire rookie campaign due to a torn ACL, and he found himself buried on the Bills depth chart during the 2017 preseason. He was ultimately traded to the Chiefs for a fourth-round pick, and the linebacker proceeded to start 10 games for his new team. Ragland started 22 more games for Kansas City in 2018 and 2019, and he earned a ring after appearing in three playoff games (one start) with the Chiefs during his final season with the organization.
He signed with the Lions last offseason and saw inconsistent playing time throughout the 2020 campaign. He ended up starting six of his 16 games, collecting 52 tackles, four tackles for loss, and three QB hits. However, he only finished with a single sack in 562 defensive snaps.
The Giants’ interest in free agent linebackers isn’t anything new. We learned earlier today that the team was set to host free agent linebacker Brandon Copeland.
Let’s sign every scrub for 1 million plus but let Tomlinson leave on a 2 yr 22million dollar deal.
Well said.
Exactly. Lit $2.5 million on fire to sign John Ross but Tomlinson is too expensive.
If there’s a strategy on the Giants part in signing all of these seemingly spare parts, it seems to be a mystery to the rest of us…..all this while selling fans on why they couldn’t keep a drafted and ascending talent like Tomlinson.
As a lions fan, this guy is terrible
As a Chiefs fan who is terrible. Perfect for for Gutterman. How that guy still has a job is mind boggling