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Offensive attack by giants Nate Solder agreed on Saturday the framework of a restructured contract according to NFL Network, and is expected to rejoin the team after being out of last season as a high-risk exclusion under COVID-19 protocols.
The Giants could not afford to keep the 33-year-old soldier with a salary cap of $ 16.5 million, given the limitations in the budget heading toward free agency and his uncertain role and his performance level to advance.
The specific features of the new Solder agreement are not known, but the intention was to reduce financial resources, so it would be roughly the same as keeping the veteran from reducing him. If the Giants cut Solder before June 1 or if he withdrew (the way things seemed to be heading before the last two weeks of internal discussions), the $ 62 million free agent operation it would have cost $ 10.5 million and only $ 6 million would have been released.
Solder allowed the third sack (11) in the NFL in 2019, but it is true he was battling injuries and a proven headspace as his son underwent surgery during the season to remove a cancerous tumor. First-round debutant Andrew Thomas replaced Solder as the starting left-back last season and the Giants would be cautious not to get involved with Thomas’ development after finding a delay in the end of the season.
In this case, Solder will compete with Matt Peart, a third-round pick who started a play and played in other off-the-bench games as a rookie, on the right. Probably the loser of the competition would become the first team and break a need for a free agent from the long list of Giants.
Solder made 13 starts at the correct inning for the Patriots as a rookie in 2011, but moved to the other side of the line for the next 114 starts of his career. He was part of the Giants ’virtual OTAs last season, but his relationship with coach Joe Judge dates back to his shared years in New England, and Judge places high priority on the intimate knowledge of the character entering the locker room.