Giants’ Paulson Adebo signing stemmed from optimistic recovery outlook

The broken leg Adebo suffered midway through the 2024 campaign threatened to hurt his market. Instead, the 25-year-old landed $34.75M guaranteed at signing by joining the Giants. A large factor in Adebo’s decision to head to New York was the team’s belief in his ability to heal faster than other suitors.

“The Giants were ahead of other teams in that regard,” agent Ryan Tollner told Ryan Novozinsky of NJ.com. “They were confident from the get-go.”

Shortly after signing, Adebo said he hoped to be able to return to action in time for OTAs. Other suitors believed an absence closer to one year in length would be in store, but as Novozinsky notes, he has indeed been a participant in practices this spring. Provided the former third-rounder can remain healthy through the summer, he will face high expectations for his debut Giants campaign.

Adebo was a full-time starter during each of his four seasons in New Orleans. He totaled 10 interceptions and 43 pass deflections over that span, reaching double-digits in the latter category for each of the past two years. The Stanford product will handle first-team duties on a Giants secondary that also added safety Jevon Holland this spring as the team looks to duplicate its top-10 finish in passing yards allowed from last season.

Given Tollner’s remarks, it is safe to assume a much less lucrative contract would have been in play in this case if not for the Giants’ confidence that Adebo would be fully recovered in time for Week 1. It will be interesting to see if the team’s investment pays off as hoped.