WEDNESDAY, 3:05pm: Jennings has officially signed his new contract with the Giants, according to Fallon Smith of CSNBayArea.com (Twitter link). A source tells Smith it’s a four-year pact worth $14MM, with about $3MM in guaranteed money. Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports clarifies (via Twitter) that $14MM is the max value of the deal.
TUESDAY, 4:26pm: Rashad Jennings took to Twitter to announce that he is about to sign with Big Blue: “Flying to the Big Apple tonight! Looking forward to signing the dotted lines with @Giants.”
Jennings, who has previously served as the understudy to both Darren McFadden and Maurice Jones-Drew, also had interest from the incumbent Raiders. The 6’1″ tailback rushed for 733 yards last season, a career high, off of 163 attempts.