Another Giants player opts out in potential big blow
Sam Beal has played just six games in two years since the Giants took him with their third-round pick in the 2018 Supplemental Draft
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The Giants lost another potential starter Wednesday, as cornerback Sam Beal has opted-out of the 2020 season, according to the league’s transaction wire.
Despite annual promise and expectations, the 23-year-old Beal has played just six games in two years since the Giants took him with their third-round pick in the 2018 Supplemental Draft due to various injuries.
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But with the Giants already thin at cornerback, Beal likely would have battled to start at cornerback across the recently signed James Bradberry. The team is without 2019 first-round pick DeAndre Baker, who was placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List and is facing four counts of armed robbery with a firearm and four counts of aggravated assault stemming from a May 13 incident.
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Beal is the third Giant to opt-out, following tackle Nate Solder and receiver Da’Mari Scott. Solder has started all 32 games at left tackle since arriving to the Giants in 2018.
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NFL players have until Thursday at 4 p.m. to opt-out. After that deadline, the opt-out rules become extremely restrictive.