Who have the Giants' best/worst contracts?
For the longest time, veteran offensive tackle Nate Solder was universally viewed as having the worst contract on the New York Giants. However, after taking a major pay cut to remain with the team earlier this offseason, Solder is now off the hook. Gallery Top 10 scoring leaders in Giants' franchise history View 10 photos  Pro Football Focus recently broke down the best and worst contracts for each team and when it came to the Giants, kicker Graham Gano was pegged as Solders worst contract replacement. Worst: K Graham Gano  Three years, $14 million ($6.5 million in remaining guarantees) Gano was one of several street free-agent kickers who were brought in last offseason just days before training camp and went on to sign large extensions, with these clubs seemingly not understanding why they were street free agents in the first place. The kicker position is extremely finicky year to year, and the 34-year-old Gano is no exception. He missed the entire 2019 season with an injury, and from 2017-18, his 91% extra-point percentage ranked 36th among 43 kickers with at least 10 extra-point attempts. Gano had ties to Gettleman because of his time spent in Carolina, but the longtime GM got ahead of himself with the extension, making Gano the second-highest-paid kicker in the NFL in November of last season. Every year we see a handful of these deals turn into mid-season cuts. Were not saying that will happen here, but the very real risk of that possibility should have precluded a top-of-market extension. Having a kicker appear in this spot for the Giants speaks to the job done by general manager Dave Gettleman and assistant general manager Kevin Abrams. Theyve cleaned up and eliminated a lot of bad contracts, leaving Gano to be complained about. Thats a win for everyone  especially when considering the knock on him is an injury from 2019 and two missed PATs. Meanwhile, when it comes to the Giants best contract, its actually one of their largest  cornerback James Bradberry. Best: CB James Bradberry  Three years, $43.5 million ($5.9 million in remaining guarantees) General manager Dave Gettleman hit a much-needed home run last offseason by bringing Bradberry to the Big Apple after trading up for DeAndre Baker and releasing him shortly thereafter. Gettleman played a role in drafting Bradberry with the Carolina Panthers when he was the general manager, and he knew Bradberry still had a lot of high-level play in him. Bradberry earned the fifth-best PFF grade among all cornerbacks in 2020 with an 83.9 mark, and he led the NFL with 17 forced incompletions. His 21.8% forced incompletion rate was third-best among all cornerbacks with at least 10 targets. Giants fans should be ecstatic with this evaluation from PFF. The teams worst contract belongs to a kicker and their best contract is among their most expensive. Thats good business, especially considering the contract for Gano has an out after the 2022 regular-season.