New Headline: "Giants' Greg Newsome Foresees NFL Playoffs' Upset Magic

Greg Newsome (6) celebrates after a pass breakup. | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The New York Giants may not have been splashy in the opening of the 2026 free agency period. The Giants stayed true to the reports that John Harbaugh believes there’s more talent on the roster than the 4-13 record would indicate and that they were planning tinkering, rather than overhauling the roster completely.

But that doesn’t mean that they weren’t active, either. The Giants were thin at a number of positions prior to free agency, including cornerback. The Giants turned to former Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Greg Newsome II to help shore up their secondary after Cor’Dale Flott left for Tennessee.

Newsome made it clear, the Giants were already high on his list of destinations and he wanted to be a New York Football Giant. He wants to play with Jaxson Dart and behind the Giants’ defensive front. “I just feel like this is an up-and-coming team,” Newsome said.

“Just watching them last year, starting with the quarterback position, having a young quarterback, he’s got energy. He was growing tremendously last year, so that was something that I wanted to be a part of. Then obviously the D-line.