The NY Giants are expected to sign Canadian OL Brett Jones in order to prevent him become a restricted free agent.

Early indications are he will be the favorite to retain the starting center job he held for most of the 2017 season. ...

Jones, 26, likely will be given a second-round tender, which would cost the Giants $2.91 million for the upcoming season. As a restricted free agent, Jones would be able to seek offers from other teams, with the Giants retaining the right to match any offer. If Jones signed elsewhere, that team would give the Giants a second-round pick. Essentially, a second-round tender ensures Jones of staying put. The Giants could save money with an original-round tender of $1.9 million but would receive no compensation if Jones left, as Jones entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent. ...

Jones, a native of Canada, made the Giants roster in 2015 after earning honors with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He started 13 games this past season, one at left guard and the final 12 at center. The coaching staff decided to stick with Jones as the starter even after Richburg was cleared from the concussion protocol and Richburg eventually was placed on injured reserve.
Jones is not ideal size — he is a boxy 6-foot-2 and 312 pounds — but is so technically sound that he uses his low-center-of-gravity frame to his benefit with leverage, getting underneath taller defensive tackles as a run blocker. Jones also greatly impressed the previous coaching regime with his intelligence, so much so that when the offensive linemen each week were given a quiz to see how much of the game plan installation they mastered, Jones was not required to take the test. Jones made all the line calls and adjustments, rarely making a mistake. This is no great surprise, considering when the Giants gave him the Wonderlic test, he scored 43 (out of 50). The average score for a center is 25.
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