Source: Giants agree to two-year deal with DT DJ Reader
The New York Giants have agreed to a two-year, $12.5 million contract signal veteran defensive deal with DJ Readera supply informed ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday.
Reader could make up to $15.5 million by means of incentives, the supply informed Fowler.
The transfer comes greater than two weeks after the Giants traded standout defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence II to the Cincinnati Bengals for the tenth general decide within the NFL draft. New York additionally drafted Bobby Jamison-Travis within the sixth spherical final month.
Last week, the Giants additionally signed veteran defensive deal with Shelby Harris to a one-year contract.
The Giants have been adamant about including to the inside of their line of defense, even earlier than buying and selling Lawrence. They allowed a league-worst 5.3 yards per carry final season.
Reader, 31, spent the previous two seasons with the Detroit Lions. He beforehand performed for the Bengals and Houston Texans.
Reader led the NFL final 12 months with a 71.7% double-team price. He had 28 tackles, 9 pressures and 4 quarterback hits. His 26.0% run cease win price was under league common and behind Lawrence (31.5%).
New York had Reader, Harris and Benito Jones go to in current weeks. Reader additionally visited the Baltimore Ravens final month.
The Giants mentioned after the draft the defensive deal with place was a precedence.
Lawrence began final season between Roy Robertson-Harris and Rakeem Nunez-Roches. Nunez-Roches was a free agent and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Giants plan for second-year defensive lineman Darius Alexander to play a much bigger position however nonetheless wanted to add to the road. In explicit, they had been trying to find a giant run-stuffing nostril deal with to their anchor run protection.
John Harbaugh was employed because the Giants head coach earlier this 12 months. He introduced Dennard Wilson with him as his defensive coordinator. Wilson’s protection is predicted to be related to what they ran in 12 months below Harbaugh in Baltimore, with a sturdy nostril deal with as a key element to the run protection.
Reader (6-foot-3, 330) matches the outline. He has performed in 137 profession video games with 128 begins and has 328 tackles and 12.5 sacks in 10 skilled seasons with the Houston Texans, Cincinnati Bengals and Lions.
