Although the Giants did not receive what they wanted from their Mark Glowinski signing, they are diving into the guard market once again. Jon Runyan Jr. is coming to New York.
The second-generation NFL O-lineman will sign a three-year, $30MM agreement, with ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter indicating the deal includes $17MM guaranteed at signing. As expected, guards are doing well in this year’s tampering period. The Giants allowed a staggering sack total in 2023; they will aim to protect Daniel Jones (or a rookie heir apparent) better in 2024.
Runyan, 26, ranked 17th in pass block win rate last season and has started 50 games over the past three years. The former sixth-round pick has lined up at both guard spots. He has graded as a better pass-blocking guard compared to his ground-game chops. Considering the Giants allowed 83 sacks last year — the second-most allowed since sacks became a tracked stat in 1963 — a guard with pass-game credentials makes plenty of sense for a team that does not have a fixture there.
The Packers have let a host of interior O-linemen walk in free agency over the past several years. Runyan will follow Corey Linsley and T.J. Lang out the door. Green Bay signed off on a top-market Elgton Jenkins deal near the end of the 2022 season, signaling Runyan would need to land his money elsewhere.
The Giants will give him that chance, being set to pair the former late-round pick with tackles Andrew Thomas and Evan Neal and center John Michael Schmitz. Pro Football Focus graded Neal and Schmitz poorly last season; Runyan should provide some stability for a team with some major questions on offense. The Giants cut Glowinski recently, freeing up some guard money. The team now has two eight-figure-per-year payments up front, with Thomas signing a monster extension last year.
17 mill at signing for a non impact free agent lol. We are the worst! Maybe we are trying to finish 4-13 so we can go get a qb next season in the draft. Absolutely 0 hope of the playoffs next year and last place is possible for next few seasons. No rb. No wrs. Still hole at guard. No rT neal is a bum. No des. No great Linebacker. No cb or ss. Good times!
They still have you Danny
I suck so bad
The Giants weren’t going anywhere this year with or without Runyan my man.
You guys might end up tanking for a QB heading into a possibly very very weak 2025 QB class for the draft too. Sorry for your loss.
We are a sad organization. We have 2 impact players lawrence and Thomas. Not sure what else there is on this roster to build around. Falcons got cousins. Rams got jackson and dotson to go with nacua who we could of had but drafted gray at rb who sucks
The Giants desperately needed a guard with a pulse. Just because they have other needs doesn’t mean this wasn’t also a glaring need.
Exactly, @Oooof. Glowinski was horrible and the OL in general was awful. Need a solid professional like Runyan to help out in pass blocking.
But the guard they needed wasn’t Runyan. Laughingstock of the league!
Giants are in the running for the #1 pick next year. That Jones contract. They lost Barkley. They have an abysmal offensive line and are adding this stiff after whiffing on a guard in FA previously. Then, they have some of the worst receivers in football. Oh, and they lost their DC. Seems like a hopeless situation.
Anyone left on the Packers O-Line? Also, announce that Jones was released.
They lost one starter from last year, and not a very good one at that…
The Giants definitely need better offensive lineman but even more than that they need to get a competent offensive line coach. I’ve never seen a unit not be able to handle stunts like that last season’s Giants. Looked like a bunch of walk-ons at a community college.