The New York Giants thought they had found a suitable replacement for cornerback DeAndre Baker, who is on the commissioner’s exempt list after being charged with four counts of armed robbery stemming from an incident in Florida in May.
The team had visited with and intended to sign veteran cornerback Ross Cockrell, who had taken a physical and been tested for COVID-19 over the weekend. However, on Tuesday afternoon, things fell apart.
Although the two sides had a deal in place, when it came time for Cockrell to sign his contract, he decided the financial terms weren’t to his liking, reports Jordan Raanan of ESPN.
It was believed that Cockrell would be signing with the Giants after visiting on Saturday and undergoing COVID-19 testing. The two sides had an agreement in place, but when it came time to sign a deal, the financial details no longer were to Cockrell’s satisfaction.
What prompted the sudden change remains unclear, but it thrusts the Giants back into desperation mode.
Already thin at cornerback coming into the offseason, the Giants were relying on Baker to get himself together and start alongside veteran James Bradberry, whom the team signed to contract early on in free agency.
When Baker ran into his legal troubles, Sam Beal was the next man up, but he then decided to opt out of the season due to COVID-19 concerns.
With Baker and Beal out and Cockrell not returning to East Rutherford, it’s back to the drawing board for Big Blue.
