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New York Giants owner calls free agent class 'mediocre'

Published Mar. 20, 2015 12:52 p.m. ET

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By Rachel Wold

The New York Giants have not made any major moves in free agency. So far, the only real name they have added is former New England Patriots running back Shane Vereen.

There seems to be a specific reason for this.

Giants owner John Mara explained his take on this year’s free agent class (via the New York Post).

"There were obviously some star players out there, but for the most part I thought it was a mediocre free-agent class."

Overall, Mara is on-point with this statement. Other than Randall Cobb and Ndamukong Suh, most of the other available players were considered mid-tier.

Mara went on to say this:

"And I think a lot of guys got paid more money than maybe they would have in other years because there was a lot of cap room out there. I think the guys who we got will help us, but we still have a long way to go."

A fine example of this would be tight end Charles Clay, who the Buffalo Bills just signed for a whopping $38 million. However, Mara might reconsider some of his words when it comes to wide receiver Dwayne Harris, who offers his talents only on the special teams unit and is slated to earn $7.1 million guaranteed in his five-year deal with the Giants.

It would also make sense that the Giants aren’t going to add much more talent in free agency. The remainder of the class is quite depleted at all positions.

The Giants are likely focused on beefing up their team using the 2015 NFL Draft. We all know they hit the jackpot last year by selecting wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in the first round. This is also a team that has attempted to build through the draft in recent years.

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