Giants Markus Golden reports to camp after team placed rare UFA tender on him per report

One of the more interesting offseason situations may have just come to an end, as on Saturday that outside linebacker had reported to camp and begun COVID-19 testing. This came after the Giants placed the rare on him earlier this offseason. This move meant that if he Rodney McLeod Jersey remained unsigned past July 22, he could only play the 2020 season for the Giants, as they maintain the pa s-rusher's exclusive rights.Golden was still allowed to negotiate with other teams to sign a Julio Jones Jersey deal, but if he did sign with a new franchise, he would count towards the 2021 compensatory pick formula. Golden will receive a one-year deal that includes a 10 percent raise, and he has until the Tuesday after the Kevin Foelsch Jersey 10th week of the season to re-sign with the Giants. By employing this strategy, it implies first-year head coach Joe Judge would like to keep him on roster.«Obviously, we think he's a ,» Judge said earlier this offseason. «He's been a great locker room guy. I have a lot of respect for him from afar — I haven't worked with him in person yet.»was by coach Bill Belichick back in 2018. He decided to place it on running back — Tanner Mckee Jersey who ended up signing a one-year deal with the not long after.In his first season in New York, Golden was po sibly the best defensive player the Giants had. In 2019, he recorded a career-high 72 combined tackles and 10 sacks.Golden was originally a second-round Jacob Harris Jersey pick of the back in 2015. According to the rules the NFL and NFLPA agreed to, Golden will now have to pa s three COVID-19 tests in four days and then pa s a physical to finalize his contract.