Giants' Bobby Okereke vows to not 'rough' Daniel Jones

As noted by ESPN's Jordan Raanan and Adam Schefter, a Giants team in need of help at linebacker signed Okereke to a four-year, $40M contract that includes $22M in guaranteed money. Before that transaction, Big Blue held onto Jones via a four-year deal that could be worth up to $160M and includes an additional $35M in incentives. That contract makes Jones the Giants' franchise quarterback for at least the next two years. 

The two players can share a laugh about the forearm shiver now that they're teammates. Okereke explained that he and Jones originally spoke about the incident shortly after the Giants defeated the Colts 38-10 back on New Year's Day. 

"There will probably be some fun trash talk (about the personnel foul)," Okereke added during his comments. "But me and Daniel dapped it after the game. I told him it wasn’t intentional. He’s a competitive guy. I’m a competitive guy. He’s trying to run and I’m trying to stop him from running. Obviously, I’m not intentionally trying to hit him in the head or anything. But ... we cleared the air. We should be good." 

Giants fans will be happy to hear that and also to learn why Okereke chose the club even though "a couple of teams" were interested in acquiring his services. 

"I told my agent from day one, 'I want to play in New York City.' New York City has been one of my favorite cities growing up. And this franchise is on the rise," Okereke remarked. 

This will be the Giants' second offseason with general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll running the show and also that regime's first spring knowing that Jones won't be entering a contract season. Thus, there are reasons to believe the Giants truly are "on the rise" coming off their first playoff win in over a decade.