EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have added a second woman to their coaching staff, and they started clearing cap space for free agency by releasing tight end Kyle Rudolph and running back Devontae Booker.
The team announced the moves Wednesday with the releases cutting $7.1 million from the salary cap and leaving New York still $5 million over it with free agency scheduled to start in roughly two weeks.
New coach Brian Daboll announced Angela Baker has joined his staff as the inaugural recipient of the Rosie Brown Minority Coaching Fellowship. Baker will be the offensive quality control coach.
The fellowship is named in honor of Hall of Famer Rosie Brown, arguably the best offensive lineman in Giants history.
Shortly after replacing Joe Judge, Daboll hired Laura Young as the team’s director of coaching operations. He had worked with her in Buffalo.
Daboll also hired Cade Knox as an offensive assistant/game manager.
SEAHAWKS: Coach Pete Carroll says the Seattle Seahawks aren’t open for business when teams may inquire about the availability of quarterback Russell Wilson this offseason.
“That’s commonplace for us to have conversations with teams about all of the players, particularly marquee players, and that’s not changed,” Carroll said. “It’s been the same every year we’ve been here, so it’s the same as it’s been. We have no intention of making any move there.”
Carroll was later even more definitive with his comments about Wilson’s status in Seattle. While meeting with local beat writers away from the podium, Carroll said General Manager John Schneider has given a standard message when teams may call: “We’re not shopping the quarterback.”
This year has been mostly quiet to date on the Wilson front after last offseason, where there was plenty of noise and ongoing speculation about his future with the Seahawks. Wilson stayed despite the conjecture and had one of the more challenging seasons of his career that included missing games for the first time in his 10 seasons because of a finger injury.
Wilson played in 14 games and threw for 3,113 yards with 25 touchdowns and six interceptions. The Seahawks finished 7-10, their first time with a losing record since Wilson’s arrival, and missed the playoffs for just the second time. There could be heightened conversation about his future in Seattle next offseason, as Wilson has two years remaining on his current contract with the Seahawks.
CARDINALS: Arizona signed Coach Kliff Kingsbury and GM Steve Keim to extensions that keep them under contract with the team through 2027.
The moves give some security to the two men who helped guide the franchise to rapid improvement over the past three seasons, but who also oversaw a head-scratching collapse last season after a 10-2 start to the schedule.
Owner Michael Bidwill’s support for his coach and general manager come during an offseason that’s developed into a surprise cold war between star young quarterback Kyler Murray and the franchise. The passive-aggressive spat has featured Murray wiping his social media account of any references to the Cardinals, and an all-caps letter from the QB’s agent, Erik Burkhardt, who said that the quarterback wants to sign a long-term deal in Arizona.
Coincidentally, Burkhardt is also Kingsbury’s agent.
49ERS: San Francisco may need to rethink its plan for Jimmy Garoppolo now that the quarterback has had surgery on his throwing shoulder.
General Manager John Lynch said at the NFL’s annual scouting combine that Garoppolo initially tried to avoid surgery by rehabilitating the shoulder he hurt during a wild-card win at Dallas. The 49ers won the next week at Green Bay before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game.
When the shoulder didn’t heal, Garoppolo opted for surgery. Lynch said Garoppolo is expected to start throwing in late June or early July.
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