The three-year deal, worth $32 million guaranteed, keeps the free-agent signing in New York through the 2029 season.
Greg Newsome II won't be testing free agency next offseason after all. The Giants and the 26-year-old cornerback have agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $46 million, including $32 million guaranteed, according to his agency.
It's a quick turnaround for a player who only joined the Giants this offseason on a one-year, $8 million deal. Newsome, a former first-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2021, had been set to hit unrestricted free agency next offseason before GM Joe Schoen moved to keep him in the fold through 2029.
The extension comes after Newsome won a starting job in a Giants secondary that had plenty of question marks heading into the season under head coach Jim Harbaugh and defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson. He's finally playing like the highly rated prospect he was coming out of college, with quarterbacks posting a passer rating of just 61.4 when targeting receivers he's covering.
The deal effectively rewards six games of strong performance with long-term security, a bet by the Giants that what they've seen so far from Newsome is sustainable rather than a hot start.