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Veteran receiver Kenny Golladay has reportedly agreed to a contract with the New York Giants.
According to NFL Networks Ian Rapoport, Golladay agreed to a $ 72 million four-year contract guaranteed.
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The #Giants lock up a No. 1 WR in Kenny Golladay and pay him $ 18 million a year to do so. The #Bears arrived strong with significant pressure, essentially a recruiting effort. But Golladay wanted the Giants and the two parties to work for the past 24 hours to conclude the deal.
The 27-year-old was excellent when he was healthy, and he posted career numbers (65 catches for 1,190 yards and 11 touchdowns) in 2019. It was his second consecutive season that was more than 1,000 meters. However, he was limited to just five games in 2020, but he recorded 20 receptions for 338 yards and two scores.
Still, Golladay came into the off-season as one of the better free agent receivers available, along with names like JuJu Smith-Schuster, Will Fuller V and Corey Davis.
There was always the possibility that the Lions could have slapped Golladay with the franchise label, but once they did not, it looked like he would sign elsewhere.
The Northern Illinois product is not one of the best receivers in the NFL, but he is a true number 1 option in his first year. New York is regularly linked to Golladay, which dates back to the trade deadline last season.
If Golladay stays healthy in 2021, he could be one of the most effective signings of this off-season.
In New York he will be the no. 1 receiver fills what Odell Beckham Jr. left behind when he was traded to the Cleveland Browns. Suddenly, Daniel Jones had a dangerous collection of weapons, led running back Saquon Barkley, Broad Golladay, Darius Slayton and Sterling Shepard and tighthead Evan Engram.