Jon Feliciano has waited for seven years to line up and begin the place he believes he can be only on the offensive line. Typically good issues come to those that wait.
The Giants signed Feliciano to a one-year contract to step in and begin at middle, one thing he by no means did with the Raiders or the Payments. This can be a transition, however not one thing he anticipates as being tough to grasp.
“Under no circumstances,” Feliciano stated Wednesday after signing his new deal. “I’ve been in lots of people’s ears for lots of years, attempting to get into the middle place. I truthfully suppose it’s my greatest place. I’m simply actually excited to lastly get to point out what I’ve received.”
The Giants had Nick Gates as their beginning middle, till he went down in Week 2 final season to a horrifying fractured leg that required a number of surgical procedures to stabilize. That prompted a desperation commerce with the Bengals for Billy Worth, a former first-round draft decide. The Giants despatched defensive lineman B.J. Hill to Cincinnati in return.
Worth began 15 video games for the Giants however won't be re-signed. Hill helped the Bengals to the Tremendous Bowl and on Tuesday acquired a three-year, $30 million contract as a reward.
Feliciano, 30, made 31 begins for the Payments the previous three seasons, lining up the vast majority of the time at proper guard. He did play 104 snaps at middle in 2019 and 203 in 2020. Two of Feliciano’s 43 NFL begins have come at middle. He has 30 at proper guard and 11 at left guard.
He stated he has been fascinated about middle since he went to the Raiders in 2015 as a fourth-round select of Miami. Rodney Hudson was entrenched as a three-time Professional Bowl middle, and Feliciano stated he made positive to “decide his mind” in regards to the place.
“From these first 4 years I received to be taught middle and I actually fell in love with it, simply the duty in your palms,” Feliciano stated. “Every little thing is mainly on you. You bought to know the protection, you bought to make all of the requires the blokes round you. I take a number of satisfaction in understanding that stuff.”
With the addition of Feliciano and Mike Glowinski — the previous Colts guard signed to a three-year deal — the Giants have two new inside offensive line starters. The 2 met in 2015 on the East-West Shrine recreation, and Feliciano stated he has adopted Glowinski’s profession ever since.
“I do know he’s a helluva participant and I do know he’s a nasty little man, so we each received that in widespread and we’re each excited,” Feliciano stated.
Feliciano stated when he noticed Brian Daboll — the offensive coordinator in Buffalo the previous 4 years — was employed by the Giants, after which he was launched by the Payments, he focused the Giants as a vacation spot spot. He goes again even additional with Bobby Johnson, the Giants’ new offensive line coach who crammed that very same function in Buffalo. Johnson was the assistant offensive line coach for the Raiders when Feliciano arrived. Johnson drew up goal-line performs and made positive to discover a place for Feliciano, a backup participant.
“He began searching for me, placing me in as a fullback or tight finish, mainly simply searching for me, placing me in anyplace he may,” Feliciano stated. “Even went out in movement and ran a few routes, that’s each fats man’s dream. Our relationship began from there.”
The connection continues with the Giants.
“I wished to play middle,” Feliciano stated. “I imagine in myself and I imagine the middle place is the place I’ll be one of the best. Fortunately Bobby and Daboll agreed, and we received it to work out.”
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