The New York Giants finalized a three-year, $40 million contract with free-agent tight end Isaiah Likely, the most expensive offseason acquisition in franchise history. This move, finalized hours after the NFL's legal negotiating window opened, underscores the Giants' deliberate shift towards a Ravens-style offense. Likely joins promising young TE Theo Johnson, forming a duo that could dominate the middle of the field.

His signing, coming just days after the Giants added former Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard, signals a clear intent to build a physical, run-heavy attack centered around multiple tight ends. The Giants are betting Likely's talent will flourish without the shadow of former All-Pro Mark Andrews, whom he leapfrogged in Baltimore's hierarchy.