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Evan & Tiki

Giants Finally Strike in Free Agency with Isaiah Likely

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

breaking NFL free agency news as the New York Giants finally make their move. After missing out on several targets earlier in the day, the Giants land former Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely on a multi-year deal, giving their offense a dynamic new weapon. Evan and Tiki react live to the signing and explain why Likely could be a perfect fit alongside Theo Johnson and young quarterback Jaxson Dart. The guys discuss how the move reflects the influence of the Giants’ new coaching staff, why the team had been aggressively chasing players all afternoon, and whether this is the first of several moves coming for Big Blue.

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0:00.0

Yeah, I'm with you on that. Here's the injury history of Elijah Vera Tucker, who I would

0:04.2

re-sign. And I think a lot of that is... The Jets, you mean? The Jets, yes. I would re-sign him because he's good when he plays. He's incredibly versatile, and I'm willing to take the gamble. Like, I get it. Eyes wide open. He may get hurt again. But I would, it would bother me for him to go somewhere else, including your team, and stay healthy and be everything we thought he was when he was

0:22.8

drafted back in 2021.

0:24.5

But here are the injuries.

0:25.9

Torn tricep, torn Achilles, torn tricep.

0:29.3

So he's at the torn tricep multiple times.

0:32.0

In 2025, it was a season-ending right triceps tear.

0:35.6

In 2022, it was a left triceps tear. That's just,

0:39.2

so it's not the same injury. That's bizarre. That's bizarre. That's bizarre. How do you tear both

0:45.5

triceps? I don't know. I don't know. Now he's played like in 2021 his rookie year. He played

0:53.0

every game except for one because of COVID, which I'm not going to count as missing a game. And then in 2024, he was healthy. So I want him back, but I understand the appeal of him because when he's played, he's been really good. And not that I want to do this to him. I don't want to jerk him around all the time, but he can play anywhere. Right. You can stick him anywhere on that offensive line and get the job down. That versatility is important. That is very important. One other piece of news has to do with the Chiefs. The Rams are getting another Chiefs cornerback, Jalen Watson, signing a three-year $51 million deal with the Rams. So they get McDuffie and

1:27.5

Watson from K.C. to L.A.

1:29.8

So the Rams take Kansas City

1:31.4

secondary. Chiefs still need to improve that.

1:33.6

Now they have addressed a running back room with Kenneth

1:35.3

Walker. They do have the extra first round

1:37.4

pick. You'd almost presume they'll aggressively

1:39.4

pursue that in free agency.

1:42.0

Speaking of which,

1:43.3

I'm very hungry.

1:44.8

Paul Rosenberg, it's your last chance to feed us and feed us good.

1:48.8

Before we do that, Adam Schaefter.

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