5 New York Giants facing a pivotal 2026 campaign

There are new shotcallers in the New York Giants ' building as the 2026 NFL season gets ready to begin. John Harbaugh is the new head coach, and he has brought his minions along with him to attempt to turn the listless Giants around and make them winners again. That means that players who were favored and possibly coddled by the previous coaching staffs will no longer get the benefit of the doubt.

Even general manager Joe Schoen, who selected many of these players, will not be able to go to bat for them as he is no longer the only decision-maker on personnel. Here are five Giants whose time could be running out with Big Blue. Center John Michael Schmitz The Giants drove hard to sign former Baltimore Raven Tyler Linderbaum in free agency last week, a clear indication that they are not happy with Schmitz, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract.

They were blown out of the water in the marketplace by the Las Vegas Raiders, who signed Linderbaum to an egregious, three-year, $81 million deal with $60 million in guarantees. One has to wonder what would have happened to Schmitz if they had landed Linderbaum. Don't expect the search to end there, however.

Harbaugh wants a physical, dominant offensive line, especially in the middle, and Schmitz has not shown that he can be either of those in his first three seasons here. Outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux It's no secret the Giants will move Thibodeaux if the right offer is floated under their noses. So far, that hasn't happened.