32EBoozer Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Giants Release Mathias Kiwanuka Posted onFebruary 24, 2015 by Jason Fitzgerald The veteran releases continue, this time with the New York Giants releasing DE/LB Mathias Kiwanuka. Kiwanuka was scheduled to earn $4.85 million in salary and carry a $7.45 million salary cap charge, which was the 4th highest charge on theteam. The Giants will save $4.85 million in cap space by releasing him.The move should come as no surprise. Kiwanuka had to agree to a pay cut last season to remain on the Giants. His salary was reduced last year from slightly over $4 million to $2.25 million, which resulted in a $5.5 million cap charge. Nothing really changed to expect the Giants to consider him at more than double the salary and an extra $2 million in cap charges.Since this was the final year of his contract there would really be no benefit to reducing his salary unless the Giants really wanted to keep him as a player, which they seemingly did not want to do. He’ll be free to explore his options in free agency as soon as the transaction is processed by the NFL. Kiwanuka would be eligible to sign a minimum salary contract with a team. The Giants will carry a $2.625M cap charge for Kiwanuka this season. The Giants should now have somewhere in the ballpark of $23 million in cap room for the start of the new league year. They can potentially create more room by working on a lower cost contract for Victor Cruz that reflects his injuries and declining performance, rleasing Jon Beason, and extending Eli Manning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 He sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourceworx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'd rather we go with younger players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Sorry! Double Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 He sucks You, sir, are correct. https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/02/25/giants-team-cuts-ties-with-kiwanuka/ The move was far from surprising with Kiwanuka scheduled to count close to $5m against the cap, a number that far dwarfed the production the team were getting out of him. The former first round pick was never much of a consistent pass rusher, though he did provide the Giants with some versatility throughout his tenure with the team, manning both strongside linebacker and defensive end spots during his nine years in New York. Last year he turned his 558 snaps into a -18.3 grade marking his third negatively graded season in a row at defensive end. The chief reason for this being his inability to generate pressure, with his pass rushing productivity scores ranking 44th out of 56 last year, and 45th out of 52 in 2013. At this stage in his career he won’t offer much as a pass rusher, but his work as an edge setting linebacker could see him land an early downs role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'd pass. Brandon Spikes is available in FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBallhawk Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 He's a DE/OLB, he can't play inside. And even outside he sucks. Not interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRL Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 He's beyond garbage. All he has is a "known name" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 ILB? Kiwanuka has never played ILB. He's supposed to be a DE/OLB pass rusher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashmouth Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Older then dirt, no we have Pace already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 He sucks yup !.. he sux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 No he sucks. We don't need to sign every player that's cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prime21 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 That's what Pace and Babbin are for us already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Kanuka is done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed4 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 A pass-rusher who generates no pressure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRy56 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 There's not a player on that Giants defense that I'd want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Killa Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I can't even pay attention to these threads anymore. the threads where a team releases some old player and we all jump on him like we are in dyer need of a 32+ year old player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Old and slow = NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Firma la bestia por poco dinero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Firma la bestia por poco dinero! Sign the Beast for little money! Sono d'accordo ... lui verrà a buon mercato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymangold Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 he's not an ILB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmaster2 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Pass ,the Jets need young players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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