Many New York Giants pundits have been calling for the re-signing of linebacker Markus Golden, who had a 10-sack season for Big Blue after inking a one-year, “prove-it” deal. It doesn’t appear that they will bring him back this season based on the moves they’ve made the past few days.
Instead of bringing Golden back, they are hoping to catch lightning in bottle with the Packers’ Kyler Fackrell.
Here are three things to know.
He is familiar with the Giants’ way
Fackrell, along with Blake Martinez, both played under current Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham in Green Bay in 2018 when he was the linebackers coach. The Giants like familiarity and these two signings are high in their wheelhouse.
Fackrell was a highly-touted player coming out of college
Fackrell was selected out of Utah State in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-5, 245-pounder was a demon before and after he tore his ACL as a junior.
He had 10.5 sacks in 2018
In 2018, Fackrell stepped up and played in all 16 games with seven starts and posted a career-high 52 tackles (37 solo), a career-best 10.5 sacks which led the team. He added 13 tackles for a loss (tied for team lead), three QB pressures and a QB hit.
