5 potential landing spots for Ravens OL Bradley Bozeman in free agency
By Justin Fried
2. The New York Giants could sign Ravens center Bradley Bozeman
If the Panthers aren’t the team most desperate for offensive line help, then the answer has to be the New York Giants. Despite promising to build the offensive line for years, now-former general manager Dave Gettleman failed to do so.
If anything, he consistently tore it down and failed to hit on the vast majority of his draft picks. The Ravens have Gettleman to thank for right guard Kevin Zeitler who put together an excellent season in 2021 after surprisingly being released by New York to make room for Leonard Williams’ $21 million salary.
But with Gettleman gone and a new coaching regime coming in, perhaps the Giants will finally address the offensive line in the way that they should have all along. Bozeman would be a good start.
The Giants took a chance on former Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick Billy Price when they sent backup defensive lineman B.J. Hill to Cincinnati in a late-August swap. That trade went about as well as any other Gettleman transaction has gone.
Price was bad in 2021 posting a below-average 62.3 Pro Football Focus grade that was actually the best of his brief career. Meanwhile, Hill broke out in Cincinnati and finished with 5.5 sacks as a crucial part of their defensive line rotation.
The Giants need help at center, guard, and right tackle. Bozeman could at least help them with the two former positions.
The biggest obstacle to overcome here is cap space with the Giants somehow projected to be over the salary cap when free agency begins. But if they can clear the necessary space, Bozeman would be a major coup for the struggling franchise.