The New York Giants appear to be ready to let restricted free agent Jon Halapio enter the free-agent market this week.
Per reports, they are not exercising his tender, which will make him an unrestricted free agent come Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Halapio started 15 games at center for the Giants in 2019, and underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles after the season.
As pointed out in the above tweet, Halapio would likely not pass the team physical at this point in time, so there is little risk allowing him to enter the free-agent market. They can always sign him back when he’s healthy again.
That being said, the Giants have been inquiring about centers in the draft, such as Michigan’s Carlos Ruiz and Keith Ismael of San Diego State. They also still have Spencer Pulley under contract for two more seasons.
