The New York Giants have agreed to phrases with veteran Jamil Douglas, giving them one other offensive lineman to work with in 2022.
Douglas is a low-end signing with average upside. He’s accustomed to Brian Daboll’s offensive system and its language, so he’ll doubtless present worth each on and off the sphere.
Right here’s are three fast issues to find out about Douglas.
Acquainted with Schoen, Daboll
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Douglas is well-traveled, having frolicked with seven totally different groups over the primary seven seasons of his skilled profession. The Giants will signify the eighth workforce he’s suited up for.
Throughout his travels, Douglas has gotten to know many coaches and executives all through the league. Amongst them are Giants common supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll, who he performed beneath throughout his time in Buffalo final season.
Douglas took simply two snaps for the Payments in 2021, however he was with the workforce from April into mid-December.
Versatile reserve
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Douglas won’t are available in and compete for a beginning job with the Giants. His position will probably be a flexible reserve — one thing that matches him nicely.
Though Douglas has taken most of his NFL snaps at proper guard, he additionally has recreation expertise at each left guard and middle. Nevertheless, it’s price noting that Douglas has performed a a lot greater degree of soccer at proper guard and middle than he has at left guard for no matter motive.
In 2020 whereas taking most of his snaps at left guard, Douglas recorded a cross blocking grade of simply 7.9 (not a typo).
Shut mates with Jon Feliciano
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Douglas and offensive lineman Jon Feliciano, who the Giants signed to play middle this offseason, are additionally fairly accustomed to one another. And never simply due to their transient time collectively in Buffalo.
The friendship between Douglas and Feliciano goes again fairly a methods. The 2 share an agent and received to know one another courting again to varsity. They labored out and lived collectively within the months main as much as the 2015 NFL Mix and later, the 2015 NFL draft.
Douglas was chosen by the Miami Dolphins within the fourth spherical, whereas Feliciano went off the board only a few picks later to the then-Oakland Raiders.
Regardless of enjoying on reverse sides of the nation, the 2 remained shut.
