Giants rumor says contingency plans at guard, CB include Browns, Seahawks free agents

The New York Giants have swung and missed at multiple players at cornerback and at least one player at guard in free agency thus far, but general manager Joe Schoen and head coach John Harbaugh have some contingency plans in place.

According to SNY's Connor Hughes, the Giants fell short of their pursuits of both Jamel Dean, who signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cor'Dale Flott, who is leaving New York for the Tennessee Titans.

The Giants were also in on guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, but the New England Patriots ended up landing the former New York Jets first-round pick late on Monday night.

Now, Hughes says, the Giants are rumored to be targeting Seattle Seahawks pending free agent Riq Woolen and Cleveland Browns pending free agent Wyatt Teller.

"With Jamel Dean (Steelers) and Cor'Dale Flott (Titans), heard the Giants are pivoting their CB search to Tariq Woolen (among others)," Hughes reported. "As for the guard spot, they remain interested in Wyatt Teller, per sources. They're going to have to work for that. Two other teams are circling him, too, including the Jets."

Teller is definitely not returning to Cleveland after he said so on social media last month. The 31-year-old has had a few down years in a row, but he would still be a strong addition, and perhaps a change of scenery will help him return to form.

In 2025, Teller gave up three sacks and 24 pressures in 765 offensive snaps, and he posted Pro Football Focus grades of 53.1 in pass-blocking and 65.7 in run-blocking.

Woolen seemed to fall out of favor a bit in Seattle last season after seeing his snap share decline from 90% to 78%, but the Seahawks also had a loaded secondary.

Even still, Woolen produced impressive coverage numbers, giving up a completion rate of 54.2% and a passer rating of 75.5.

Woolen does his best work in man coverage, but new Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson oversaw a Tennessee defense that played that type of coverage 18% of the time last season, which was in the bottom half of the NFL.

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