Talented guard Jon Runyan Jr. has opened up on his decision to make the move from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Giants, admitting the financial allure of the deal was a major motivating factor, which is refreshingly honest.
The 26-year-old, who was drafted in 2020 by the Packers, moved to the MetLife Stadium in March on a three-year deal. He opted to move to the Giants over a switch to the New York Jets, who, of course, share the same stadium as the New York Giants, chiefly because the deal was a little bit more rewarding.
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Robert Saleh’s Jets offered Runyan a three-year deal worth $27 million, but the Giants edged that with a $30 million offer. By all accounts, had the two teams offered the same amount, the chance to reunite with former Packers’ team-mates Aaron Rodgers and Nathaniel Hackett would have proven too tempting.
Runyan was asked to elaborate on his decision-making and continued to be very insightful and straightforward in his responses, which is, again, quite rare,
“You can say the Jets are built for right-now mode to go win the Super Bowl this year,”
“But I think this franchise here is building not just for this year, but I think they’re building for the next four or five years.
“That’s what really excited me about it. The fact that I come here and feel really wanted and welcomed has been amazing.” Runyan added before continuing.
“In the end, it all worked out,”
“The money is the money — whatever — but I really believe in what Joe, Brandon, Dabes, Carmen and everybody else is building here. I like how this team is built from top-to-bottom on the offensive side of the ball. We have playmakers all around. The offensive line is going to be really solid, I firmly believe. And we just have to give our quarterback time to make plays.” Runyan concluded.
Runyan has connections with the Giants, which may well have aided his choice. His father, Jon Runyan Sr., was a Philadelphia Eagles star who regularly battled Michael Strahan when the two teams went toe-to-toe in the 2000s.
The new season also brings with it a new-look Brian Daboll, with the head coach having lost a ton of weight.
“It started with the staff and the weight-loss challenge we did,”
“They kind of know my weight history, where it goes up and goes down,”
“There was a season in Cleveland where I lost 112 pounds. I didn’t lose nearly that much [now], but last year, I kind of lost a bet with one of my best friends.”
“He had to kind of take care of things this year because that was the main goal — to beat him.” Daboll added.
Daboll will hope this attitude can be replicated by the Giants as they seek to get back into gear after a rather lean few years.
