The receiver managed to reach the desired team with a juicy contract between them
Former receiver of Detroit Lions Kenny Golladay signed a deal with the New York Giants on Saturday for a four-year, $ 72 million contract.yes, said a source to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
The deal could be worth up to $ 76 million and includes a $ 40 million guarantee, the source said.
“It was kind of crazy and I’m glad it worked,” Golladay told reporters Saturday night.
It didn’t happen without an interview first. The Giants had questions for Golladay about how his term in Detroit ended (he had an unstable relationship with fired coach Matt Patricia) and a hip injury that forced him to miss the last nine games of the 2020 season. He eased his worries during meetings it lasted all Friday, sources said ESPN.
Golladay remained in New York after the interview, while passing one last medical obstacle and the final details of the huge agreement were negotiated, the sources said. He allowed him to sign in his favorite place and gave it to the Giants, especially the defender Daniel Jones, the number one receiver they desperately needed.
“Only the attacked pieces,” Golladay said of what made the Giants so attractive. “Those guys really got in touch with me and I liked the vision that coach Joe Judge had and [el coordinador ofensivo] Jason Garrett, when it came to offense, and I was completely inside. “
Jones was one of the players who served as a recruiter. Ardei Jabrill he also had dinner with Golladay on Friday night.
“[Jones] approached, “Golladay said.” He just said what a good player he thinks he is and I said the same thing about him.
“He said, you know, ‘We’re trying to do something great here,’ and that’s about it.”
Golladay emerged as the best receiving option for the Lions in the last three seasons, winning a Pro Bowl spot in 2019, when he accumulated 1,190 meters and 11 touchdowns. He had hoped to improve this by 2020, but injuries to his basket and hip limited him to five games and only 20 receptions for 338 meters and two touchdowns.
A third-round pick for the Northern Illinois Lions in 2017, Golladay, 27, played 47 games for Detroit, making 183 receptions for 3,068 yards and 21 touchdowns. His ability to make difficult catches on the field is something the Giants needed.
“This team will have a competitor, a guy who’s going to come in, work, try to put pressure on other guys and have fun,” Golladay said. “I want to have fun while doing this, that’s what I’m doing.”
Golladay reiterated in December that his preference would be to stay in Detroit. Of course, this was before the exchange Matthew Stafford A Los Angeles Rams and hiring new coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes. However, Golladay said then that his decision could be influenced by the look of the crime and whether Stafford was with Detroit.
“I was recruited here, so I just want to show my loyalty,” Golladay said at the time. “They believed in me. If a contract [con los Lions] … it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work, you know. Then I go somewhere else and just play. “
ESPN’s Michael Rothstein contributed to the report.