The New York Giants failed to address their obvious void at right tackle in the early rounds of the 2019 NFL Draft, leaving them with a situation that still needs resolution before the start of the regular season.
One remaining option is that of veteran Mike Remmers, who visited with the team in mid-March, but left without a contract as he continues to recover from an unknown injury.
At the time of the visit, Remmers’ representation, Brett Tessler, said the two sides shared a “mutual interest” and would stay in touch. And as it turns out, they will.
During his post-NFL Draft press conference on Saturday night, general manager Dave Gettleman said the team would have Remmers back for a follow-up visit and to check in on his recovery.
“Well, he’s still rehabbing, and we’re continuing to talk with him, so we’ll see,” Gettleman said. “Time will tell. Got to rehab. Going to bring him in and take another look eventually.”
Remmers, 29, has made seven stops in the NFL after coming into the league in 2012 as an undrafted free agent: Denver, Tampa Bay, San Diego, Minnesota, St. Louis Carolina and then Minnesota again. He has played in 65 games as a pro with 64 starts.
Remmers had exclusively played tackle until the Vikings moved him to guard last year where he started all 16 games. He was the Vikes’ right tackle in 2017 during Pat Shurmur’s tenure as offensive coordinator. He made 32 starts at tackle as a member of the Panthers while Mike Shula was the offensive coordinator there.
