Teams have interest in Giants tight end Evan Engram as a slot WR, in addition to his native tight end position (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport). With that, Engram’s market could be shaping up to be even stronger than previously expected. 
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Engram has plus speed and agility for a tight end, so these teams believe that he’d be a matchup nightmare as a WR3. The Giants, meanwhile, seem to have cooled on the idea of keeping him. The new regime won’t break the bank to retain the former Pro Bowler, which means that he’ll likely be moving on when free agency opens next week.
Engram, a 2017 first-round pick, has had a rocky five years with the Giants. Limited to just 19 games between 2018 and ’19, he turned in a healthy and productive 2020. That year, he played in all 16 games and tallied 63 catches for 654 yards and one touchdown (plus a rushing TD), earning his first Pro Bowl nod. He stayed healthy for the most part last year, though his numbers sagged along with everyone else on the G-Men. Last year, he finished out with 45 catches, a career-low 404 receiving yards, and just three TDs.
Now that Dalton Schultz and Mike Gesicki have received the franchise tag, Engram profiles as a top-tier TE in this year’s class, along with Rob Gronkowski and Zach Ertz. Unlike those veterans, Engram offers youth and, perhaps, is the only one versatile or willing enough to line up in the slot.
If Ertz gets too expensive for the Cardinals liking I can see Engram as a fall back option for them.
come to Green Bay, we have no money for FA’s
Versatile enough to play the slot is one way of saying he’s gotten so bad at blocking that you can’t even call him a tight end. Gesicki isn’t much of a blocker, but is a serious receiving weapon. Engram has just gone backwards.
lmao whoever signs this dude will regret it. Constantly hurt, terrible football IQ, drops passes, and has an uncanny knack for tipping the ball up into the air so it’s picked off.
Cleveland is preparing a market shattering offer.
Time to go drop passes for another team. Buh-bye.
Bye Evan
He will sign a huge contract and then be injured for the season as usual.