Controversial corner Terrion Arnold leaves Giants without contract but door is not closed: Can help us
Terrion Arnold finished his visit to the Giants without signing.But the door is open to Arnold.And sooner than anyone who expected the Giants — and other NFL teams — to wait for a resolution on the free agent cornerback’s felony kidnapping and robbery charges before adding him.
Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.“We want to be aggressive in every way, find everything out we can about any situation or player that can help us be better,” head coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday after meeting with Arnold at the facility.
“The margins are tight in the NFL when you try to win a game.We’re looking for players that can help us all the time.
He’s a player that can help us.”The Giants rebuffed some offseason free agent interest from receiver Stefon Diggs, who was found not guilty of felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault and battery charges stemming from an incident with his former private chef.But Arnold, 23, is younger, cheaper, and his charges do not involve violence against a woman but rather accusations of orchestrating the kidnapping and beating of three men whom prosecutors believe he wrongly suspected of stealing $100,000 in cash, luxury watches and bags from him.Arnold, who is facing a life sentence if convicted, denies involvement.The Lions released Arnold, a 2024 first-round pick who was a struggling starter, after he was charged.
Other teams, including the Jets, have brought him in for a visit.“The legal process could take years and then his career is gone,” Harbaugh said.“You have to decide, where does the legal process stand.
What are you really talking about here? You have to make a judgment along those lines.”Harbaugh said the front office is in charge of doing homework in these situations.He trusts them to “do a great job.”“That’s something that the organization has studied very deeply,” Harbaugh said.
“I have an overview of it.If the...