Leonard Williams officially signs his franchise tag with the Giants
by Adam Koffler | Seahawks Correspondent | Wed, Apr 22nd 6:35pm EDT
Giants All-Pro DT Leonard Williams has officially signed his franchise tag and will remain in New York with a guaranteed contract. (Pat Leonard on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact:
A former first-round pick of the Jets in 2015, Williams has only missed one game in his five-year career. He joined the Giants mid-way through the 2019 season in a trade that sent two draft picks to the Jets. In his career, the stout DT has 266 tackles and 17.5 sacks. The only question that remains is whether Williams’ tag pays him as a DT or DE, as if it were a DE, he’d get paid about $1.7M more than if he was considered a DT. From Field Yates, per ESPN’s TruMedia system, Williams has played a career 560 snaps at DT and only 81 at DE. Nonetheless, the Giants get the 25-year old force up front for at least another season.
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