beyond the back page How the Giants and Jets helped set the pace for a head-spinning start to NFL free agency By Bridget Reilly Published March 10, 2026, 7:50 a.m. ET Tight end Isaiah Likely (80) signed a three-year deal to follow John Harbaugh out of Baltimore to New York. AP NFL free agency opened up on Monday, and several of the early splashes came in New York.
Giants head coach John Harbaugh showed his cards by signing his former Ravens tight end, Isaiah Likely, to a three-year, $40 million deal right at the start of the legal tampering period.
The trend of importing Harbaugh’s former players to New York continued when the Giants agreed to sign ex-Ravens punter Jordan Stout to a three-year contract for $12.3 million. The deal makes him the highest-paid punter in the NFL. In addition, former Ravens defensive back Ar’Darius Washington is reportedly signing a one-year deal with the Giants.
We are all creatures of habit at the end of the day, right?
