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Eagles RB Boston Scott Plays Coy When Asked About Giants' Off-season Interest

Did the Giants try to lure running back Boston Scott away from the Eagles during free agency?

Patricia Traina

Eagles RB Boston Scott Plays Coy When Asked About Giants' Off-season Interest
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When it comes to the discussion of the NFL's top running backs, you probably won't find Eagles running back Boston Scott's name as part of the mix.

But don't tell that to the New York Giants, against whom Scott, who has logged 1,209 regular-season rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns over his five years in the league, has built quite the reputation as being a thorn in Big Blue's side.

With good reason. In nine career games against the Giants, including last year's postseason triumph, Scott has rushed for 446 yards on 94 carries and ten touchdowns and has caught 17 balls for 122 yards and a touchdown.

Scott was an unrestricted free agent this past off-season, and many thought the Giants might try to bring Scott over to the blue side, thereby eliminating his seemingly harmful hold on the Eagles' division rivals.

“I mean, I can’t. I can’t talk about that,” Scott said during his media session with reporters this week. “That’s confidential.”

While it's likely that Giants general manager Joe Schoen did due diligence on Scott--the Giants do due diligence on all prospective players that are available--New York went in a different direction. 

They re-signed Matt Breida, last year's backup to Saquon Barkley, to another one-year deal. They also drafted dynamic rookie running back Eric Gray out of Oklahoma with an eye toward the future.

And, of course, they applied the franchise tag to starter Saquon Barkley, who remains locked in a contract impasse with the Giants as he protests the franchise tag. Barring the two sides reaching a long-term deal by July 17, Barkley seems destined to play on the franchise tag. 

It's likely that Scott, no matter how much of a thorn in the Giants' side he's been, probably wasn't a serious consideration for New York, who opted to go with the familiarity (Breida) and the youth (Gray) bring to the table. 

Scott, meanwhile, re-signed with the Eagles, where he now becomes the elder statesman in their running backs room after the off-season departure of Miles Sanders to the Carolina Panthers.

 The Giants? They're hoping that off-season additions such as defensive linemen Rakeem Nunez-Roches and A'Shawn Robinson and linebacker Bobby Okereke help shore up a run defense that last year allowed an average of 144.2 rushing yards per game, 27th in the NFL.  

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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