The Giants are willing to let Xavier McKinney play out his contract’s walk year.
General manager Joe Schoen revealed Monday that his plan is to “wait and get through the season” before talking about an extension with the 24-year-old safety.
McKinney, who missed seven games last season with a broken hand suffered in an ATV accident, is due to make $1.7 million and count $2.6 million against the salary cap this season.
Those numbers would be difficult to lower with an extension.
“X is a leader, he was a captain last year, he had the unfortunate incident, but he is a young player with upside,” general manager Joe Schoen said on the “Evan & Tiki” program as WFAN radio visited Giants training camp. “We’ll have to see where we are.
“We don’t have a lot of cap space to do much more. I think our pockets are empty. But he’s a guy who is important to us, that we’d like to be here long term.
“We’ll see how it plays out through the season. If we can get something done down the road, he’s somebody we’d like to have here.”
McKinney had a five-interception season in 2021 between two injury-plagued seasons.
If he stays healthy and produces, he could be seeking high-end money at the position.
Nine NFL safeties are signed to deals worth $14 million per year or more.
Safety Julian Love was offered an extension by Schoen at the bye week last season, didn’t accept and wound up signing for less as a free agent with the Seahawks.
What’s in store for OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux and family on Christmas?
A trip to Philadelphia to face the Eagles and vitriol from notoriously rowdy fans.
After Tiki Barber said that he stopped letting his family attend road games in Philadelphia when he was a Giants star, Thibodeaux shared his family’s experience.
“They were just wearing Thibodeaux jerseys, [fans] don’t know it’s my mom,” Thibodeaux said. “You talk about all the vulgar stuff going on in the stands.
“I couldn’t care less being on the field. You zone it out. It’s the family — it’s hard for them to process they are not talking to you, they are talking to the character or the sport.”
So, is his family making the trip again this year?
“They’ll be back,” Thibodeaux said. “We’re from LA. They are like, ‘OK, now we know what it is.’ My mom is like, ‘I’m bringing my pepper spray. They are not messing with me.’ ”
QB Daniel Jones told the “Boomer & Gio” show that he turned down an invitation to be on Season 2 of Netflix’s “Quarterback” documentary, led by executive producer Peyton Manning.
Jones said that it was his decision, not the organization’s.
“I’m not doing it,” Jones said. “I’ve been asked. I think it was a great show.”
