Giants make uninspiring signing of former Bears, Packers guard with 65 career starts
The New York Giants are reportedly signing a veteran guard with 65 career starts who has played for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers.
Giants make uninspiring signing of former Bears, Packers guard with 65 career starts originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . One of the biggest remaining roster holes the New York Giants have to fill was at guard, and the team made a signing at the position on Monday.
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport , the Giants are signing former Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers guard Lucas Patrick to a one-year contract. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "The Giants are adding to their O-line as they get ready to begin their offseason conditioning program, signing guard and center Lucas Patrick to a 1-year deal," Rapoport reported on Monday.
As of right now, Patrick is in line to start at left guard for the Giants. New York did not re-up with Greg Van Roten in free agency and hasn't made a more significant signing than the 65-game starter up until this point. Patrick spent last season with the Cincinnati Bengals and got the start in Week 1 before suffering an injury.
Patrick never returned to the starting lineup upon his return from injury. In the year before that, Patrick started in 10 games for the New Orleans Saints and didn't give up a single sack and surrendered 10 pressures in those contests while supplying Pro Football Focus grades of 60. 3 in pass-blocking and 66.