The New York Giants have agreed to phrases with veteran Jamil Douglas, giving them one other offensive lineman to work with in 2022.
Douglas is a low-end signing with reasonable upside. He’s conversant in Brian Daboll’s offensive system and its language, so he’ll probably present worth each on and off the sector.
Right here’s are three fast issues to find out about Douglas.
Conversant in Schoen, Daboll
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Douglas is well-traveled, having frolicked with seven completely different groups over the primary seven seasons of his skilled profession. The Giants will signify the eighth workforce he’s suited up for.
Throughout his travels, Douglas has gotten to know many coaches and executives all through the league. Amongst them are Giants common supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll, who he performed below throughout his time in Buffalo final season.
Douglas took simply two snaps for the Payments in 2021, however he was with the workforce from April into mid-December.
Versatile reserve
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Douglas won’t are available and compete for a beginning job with the Giants. His position might be a flexible reserve — one thing that matches him nicely.
Though Douglas has taken most of his NFL snaps at proper guard, he additionally has sport expertise at each left guard and heart. Nonetheless, it’s price noting that Douglas has performed a a lot larger degree of soccer at proper guard and heart than he has at left guard for no matter purpose.
In 2020 whereas taking most of his snaps at left guard, Douglas recorded a go blocking grade of simply 7.9 (not a typo).
Shut buddies with Jon Feliciano
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Douglas and offensive lineman Jon Feliciano, who the Giants signed to play heart this offseason, are additionally fairly conversant in one another. And never simply due to their transient time collectively in Buffalo.
The friendship between Douglas and Feliciano goes again fairly a methods. The 2 share an agent and bought to know one another relationship again to school. They labored out and lived collectively within the months main as much as the 2015 NFL Mix and later, the 2015 NFL draft.
Douglas was chosen by the Miami Dolphins within the fourth spherical, whereas Feliciano went off the board just some picks later to the then-Oakland Raiders.
Regardless of enjoying on reverse sides of the nation, the 2 remained shut.
