The tight end position for the New York Giants has been problematic over the past few seasons, especially in the injury department where they lost Evan Engram and Rhett Ellison last season to injury.
Engram, though, has been the focal point of the Giants’ offense at times, when he’s on the field. Still, his inability to remain healthy has significantly affected the efficiency of the unit. In his rookie season, Engram played in 15 games, showing no signs of being injury prone. However, the past two seasons have been plagued with ailments, as last year, he missed eight games with a knee injury and a mid-foot sprain that required surgery.
The speedy tight end doesn’t have much time before the Giants have to decide on the fifth year of his rookie contract. They can either pick up his fifth year and keep him on the team for 2021, or they can decline the option and send him to the free agency market after the 2020 campaign.
However, the best choice is to pick up his fifth-year option and attempt to trade him at the deadline this upcoming season if he underperforms — that way, the Giants can at least recoup some value rather than letting him hit the market freely.
Has Evan Engram been valuable for the New York Giants when he’s on the field?
Engram is one of the more polarizing tight ends in the game when he’s healthy, but that’s the problem, he’s rarely on the field, and when he is, there’s usually a lingering ailment holding him back.
Since his inception in 2017, Engram’s numbers have steadily decreased, and so has the quantity of games he’s played. NFL players don’t spontaneously rid themselves of being injury-prone, which indicates that the Giants might endure another sporadic bout in 2020. I wouldn’t bet on him playing a full season anytime soon, and while it’s not impossible, finding value in terms of a trade might not be a terrible idea.