Ex-Lions WR Kenny Golladay will join of the NFL’s lowest-scoring offenses. ( File Photo/The Associated Press )

NFL BRIEFS

Giants add WR Golladay
NY hopes ex-Lions star will be big-play target for QB Daniel Jones

The New York Giants’ anemic offensive is adding quite possibly the best free agent receiver on the market.

The Giants on Saturday signed former Detroit Lions star Kenny Golladay to a four-year contract worth roughly $80 million in the hopes of giving quarterback Daniel Jones a big-threat receiver.

Golloday spent three days with the Giants as the two sides got to know each other and the team’s medical staff got a chance to examine the 27-year-old, who was limited to five games last season by a hip flexor problem.

Golladay said he was impressed with what coach Joe Judge and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett told him about the offense, adding the decision to sign was a no-brainer.

“This team is going to get a competitor, a guy who is going to come and work,” Golladay said. “He is going to try to push other guys and have fun with it. You know, I want to have fun while I’m doing this. That’s what I’m doing it for.”

A third-round draft choice in 2017, Golladay played his first four seasons with the Lions. He appeared in 47 games with 39 starts. He caught 183 passes for 3,068 yards and 21 touchdowns, including a league-high 11 scoring catches in 2019.

Golladay had 20 receptions for 338 yards and two TDs last season. The previous two seasons, he had more than 1,000 yards receiving in each campaign and 16 touchdown catches overall.

The Giants’ top three receivers last season combined for only seven TD catches.

Bears make moves at corner: Chicago released former All-Pro cornerback Kyle Fuller and signed Desmond Trufant to a one-year contract to replace him.

Fuller, the No. 14 overall pick in 2014, was an All-Pro in 2018 when he tied for the NFL lead with seven interceptions. He also made the Pro Bowl the next year when he picked off three passes. Fuller had one interception last season.

Trufant, 30, started 97 games his first seven seasons in Atlanta after being the No. 22 overall pick in 2013. He made the Pro Bowl in 2015 and signed a two-year, $21 million deal with Detroit last year that included $14 million guaranteed.

But injuries limited him to six games and one interception last season and he was released Wednesday.

AROUND THE NFL

Los Angeles Chargers: The Chargers agreed on a one-year deal with Oday Aboushi, their third offensive line signing since free agency started.

New York Jets: Safety Marcus Maye signed his franchise tag tender, worth $10.6 million, and the sides have until July 15 to negotiate a long-term deal.

The Associated Press