The Giants continued to make moves ahead of the start of the new league year and re-signed punter Jamie Gillan and tight end Chris Manhertz, who were set to become unrestricted free agents.
The free agency signing period begins at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 12.
Earlier, the team also brought back long snapper Casey Kreiter, outside linebacker Tomon Fox, and quarterback Tommy DeVito. The latter two were set to become exclusive rights free agents.
Gillan is entering his seventh NFL season, fourth with the Giants. He played three seasons with the Browns before joining the Giants in 2022.
Gillan's 41.2-yard career net punting average is the highest in Giants history (since 1976, when it became an official statistic).
A native of Inverness, Scotland, Gillan moved to the United States as a teenager and picked up his nickname "The Scottish Hammer" from his high school football coach. Gillan grew up playing rugby and played for Highland Rugby Club, before attending and playing rugby for Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. He did not play football until midway through his senior season at Leonardtown (Md.) High School.
Manhertz, meanwhile, will begin his 11th NFL season. Last year, he played in all 17 games and made 11 starts in his first campaign with the Giants. He played 342 snaps on offense and 165 on special teams.
Manhertz has played in 137 regular-season games with 64 starts for the Saints, Panthers, Jaguars, Broncos, and Giants. He accomplished all that after not even playing college football. Rather, he was a four-year basketball player (2010-14) at Canisius College, where he finished fourth in school history with 789 rebounds and led the team in rebounding in three consecutive seasons. He made the move to football after leaving Canisius and earned a tryout with the Buffalo Bills.
View photos of NFL.com's list of the top 101 free agents of 2025.
No. 101 RB Nick Chubb
No. 100 WR Diontae Johnson
No. 99 DL Sebastian Joseph-Day
No. 98 CB Mike Jackson
No. 97 WR Joshua Palmer
No. 96 RB Kenneth Gainwell
No. 95 G Aaron Banks
No. 94 DT D.J. Jones
No. 93 T Jedrick Wills Jr.
No. 92 WR DeAndre Hopkins
No. 91 Edge Chauncey Golston
No. 90 TE Juwan Johnson
No. 89 CB Mike Hilton
No. 88 T Tyron Smith
No. 87 LB Tyrel Dodson
No. 86 Edge Marcus Davenport
No. 85 TE Mike Gesicki
No. 84 QB Daniel Jones
No. 83 S Julian Blackmon
No. 82 LB Lavonte David
No. 81 WR Keenan Allen
No. 80 G Brandon Scherff
No. 79 LB Bobby Wagner
No. 78 WR Elijah Moore
No. 77 CB Rasul Douglas
No. 76 LB Kyzir White
No. 75 CB Stephon Gilmore
No. 74 S Justin Simmons
No. 73 QB Jimmy Garoppolo
No. 72 Edge Baron Browning
No. 71 WR Mike Williams
No. 70 C Ryan Kelly
No. 69 CB Jourdan Lewis
No. 68 G James Daniels
No. 67 DT Poona Ford
No. 66 S Jeremy Chinn
No. 65 RB Rico Dowdle
No. 64 QB Jacoby Brissett
No. 63 RB J.K. Dobbins
No. 62 CB Nate Hobbs
No. 61 Edge Charles Omenihu
No. 60 LB Robert Spillane
No. 59 Edge Dante Fowler Jr.
No. 58 DT B.J. Hill
No. 57 QB Russell Wilson
No. 56 DT Tershawn Wharton
No. 55 S Camryn Bynum
No. 54 QB Jameis Winston
No. 53 DT Jarran Reed
No. 52 G Mekhi Becton
No. 51 T Dan Moore Jr.
No. 50 WR Dyami Brown
No. 49 RB Najee Harris
No. 48 Edge DeMarcus Lawrence
No. 47 OL Patrick Mekari
No. 46 Edge Azeez Ojulari
No. 45 CB Kristian Fulton
No. 44 WR Darius Slayton
No. 43 WR Hollywood Brown
No. 42 S Talanoa Hufanga
No. 41 Edge Chase Young
No. 40 RB Aaron Jones
No. 39 G Kevin Zeitler
No. 38 Edge Dayo Odeyingbo
No. 37 C Josh Myers
No. 36 CB Paulson Adebo
No. 35 DT Calais Campbell
No. 34 LB Jamien Sherwood
No. 33 DT Levi Onwuzurike
No. 32 DT Javon Hargrave
No. 31 G Teven Jenkins
No. 30 WR Stefon Diggs
No. 29 T Alaric Jackson (Update: Jackson and the Rams have agreed to a new multi-year contract)
No. 28 T Cam Robinson
No. 27 LB Ernest Jones
No. 26 S Justin Reid
No. 25 Edge Malcolm Koonce
No. 24 Edge Khalil Mack
No. 23 CB Asante Samuel Jr.
No. 22 S Tre'von Moehrig
No. 21 QB Justin Fields
No. 20 Edge Haason Reddick
No. 19 G Will Fries
No. 18 LB Nick Bolton
No. 17 S Jevon Holland
No. 16 LB Dre Greenlaw
No. 15 CB Byron Murphy Jr.
No. 14 C Drew Dalman
No. 13 WR Amari Cooper
No. 12 CB D.J. Reed
No. 11 CB Charvarius Ward
No. 10 CB Carlton Davis III
No. 9 WR Chris Godwin
No. 8 LB Josh Sweat
No. 7 DT Osa Odighizuwa
No. 6 QB Sam Darnold
No. 5 LB Zack Baun
No. 4 T Ronnie Stanley
No. 3 DT Milton Williams
No. 2 G Trey Smith (Update: The Chiefs have placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Smith)
No. 1 WR Tee Higgins (Update: The Bengals have placed the franchise tag on Higgins)
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