Should the New York Giants Add This Veteran to 90-man Training Camp Roster?

The New York Giants brass is about to start its annual summer break in another week, but before that happens, ESPN’s Aaron Schatz has a roster suggestion for general manager Joe Schoen to consider.

That would be adding another defensive lineman, defensive tackle Lawrence Guy, to the mix that currently includes veterans Dexter Lawrence II,  Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Boogie Basham, and Jordon Phillips, and youngsters Jordon Riley, D.J. Davidson, and Ryder Anderson. 

“The Giants have several places on their defense where they could add veteran depth,” Schatz said in support of his recommendation. “Guy spent the past seven seasons with the Patriots and can play against the pass and the run. He had an 83% stop rate last season on his run tackles, meaning that they stopped a successful offensive play 83% of the time.

“The Giants don’t want to be rotating out Dexter Lawrence very much, but Guy would give them more depth along with Jordan Phillips and Rakeem Nunez-Roches.”

Guy, who has position versatility,  can certainly help a team, but the Giants seem to be leaning more toward their younger depth and their confidence in defensive line coach Andre Patterson to develop that depth. Lawrence is the nose tackle, and right now, it’s projected that Riley, last year’s seventh-round pick, will be his backup.

The team also likes what it has in Anderson, who will get a chance to compete for the 3-technique this summer. Anderson, who made the Giants as an undrafted free agent out of Ole Miss in 2022, spent last season on the practice squad as he wasn’t really a fit for what the previous defensive coordinator ran.