The New York Giants completed 6-11 in 2023 and, in reviewing the season, it’s tough to search out many vibrant spots.
One spotlight was the play of inside linebacker Bobby Okereke, a free agent addition who performed one hundred pc of the workforce’s defensive snaps final season.
Professional Soccer Focus just lately recognized Okereke because the Giants’ most underrated participant.
NEW YORK GIANTS: LB Bobby Okereke
Okereke was all the things and much more that the Giants may need hoped for once they signed him as a free agent in 2023. Not solely did he play a career-high snap whole, however his 1,128 snaps over the common season ranked second amongst all linebackers. As well as, his 78.9 general grade ranked twelfth amongst linebackers.
Okereke was joined within the center by second-year professional Micah McFadden in coordinator Wink Martindale’s protection. The tandem stood out and gave the followers some hope that the Giants’ protection might return to prominence.
With Martindale shifting on after the season (changed by Shane Bowen) it stays to be seen if Okereke will carry the identical load going ahead.
However one factor is definite. Normal supervisor Joe Schoen hit large when he signed Okereke to a four-year deal.
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