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Alec Ogletree among likely cuts as Giants prep for free agency
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Feb 7, 2020
Jordan Raanan
ESPN Staff Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- It's decision time. This next month or so is when the New York Giants have to get their finances in order in preparation for NFL free agency.
The Giants already have $64 million in salary-cap space available for the 2020 season. That number can easily balloon to more than $80 million with a few moves. It can get close to $95 million if they decide to let loose before the negotiating window for free agency opens on March 16.
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
Likely cuts
Alec Ogletree, inside linebacker
2020 salary: $10M | Dead money if cut: $3.5M | Cap savings: $8.25M
Giants linebacker Alec Ogletree has two years remaining on his contract. Al Bello/Getty Images
Ogletree is slated to be the NFL's fourth-highest-paid inside linebacker this season behind Bobby Wagner (Seahawks), Kwon Alexander (49ers) and C.J. Mosley (Jets). But he's nowhere near that class. There was a reason the Rams were so eager to trade him several years back. Ogletree had a 52.7 grade in coverage this season, per Pro Football Focus. That has him buried in the bottom half of the league among inside linebackers. It appears likely the Giants will get out of the remaining two years of this deal, despite Ogletree providing a veteran presence as a team captain.
