The Giants are interested in overhauling their roster, but they are not turning their backs on all of their own unrestricted free agents. They are re-signing defensive end Kerry Wynn on a one-year contract, The Post confirmed, rewarding a solid player and locker-room presence with another chance to stay on the team.
Wynn is a roster survivor, entering his fifth season with the Giants after arriving undrafted in 2014 out of Richmond. Although he has 10 career NFL starts, Wynn is a backup, playing in 44 of a possible 48 games the past three years, filling a role on defense and on special teams. Wynn’s career stats are 101 total tackles, three sacks and one interception. He is, first and foremost, a run-stopper, with limited pass-rush contributions.
The Giants see the 6-5, 264-pound Wynn as a good fit in the 3-4 front that new defensive coordinator James Bettcher is bringing in. Wynn can stop the run while the defensive end/linebackers on the outside — now to include Jason Pierre-Paul and Olivier Vernon — attack the quarterback.
The makeover of the defense is ongoing, and re-signing Wynn is a small piece in the puzzle. A trade with the Rams imported Alec Ogletree, who instantly becomes the Giants’ most accomplished linebacker. The free-agency signing of Kareem Martin from the Cardinals adds a defensive end-size outside linebacker who fits perfectly in Bettcher’s system. On Monday, the Giants are meeting with Josh Mauro, a defensive end with the Cardinals the past four seasons, another player well-versed in Bettcher’s defense.