Report: Likely follows Harbaugh to Giants on 3-year, $40M deal

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Giants are signing tight end Isaiah Likely to a three-year contract worth $40 million, according to a person familiar with the deal.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal cannot become official until the new league year begins on Wednesday.

Likely, 25, follows longtime Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh to the Giants. Likely is expected to be a big part of a unit run by offensive coordinator Matt Nagy that is built around quarterback Jaxson Dart.

The Ravens-to-Giants pipeline also includes All-Pro punter Jordan Stout, who agreed to a three-year contract worth $12.3 million, according to a person familiar with that signing, which cannot become official until the new league year begins.

Earlier Monday, the Giants agreed to re-sign veteran tight end Chris Manhertz. Running back Devin Singletary recently restructured his contract to stick around. Returner/receiver Gunner Olszewski also agreed to a deal to return.

Wideout Wan'Dale Robinson is among those who could depart in free agency. Robinson, 25, eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving last season, becoming just the third player 5-foot-8 or shorter to do so since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.

The Giants, with Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen working together, went into free agency with just over $14 million in salary cap space. They already released linebacker Bobby Okereke to save money, and similar moves could follow as Harbaugh reshapes the roster.

New York also has the fifth pick in the draft, though Harbaugh said at the scouting combine that he wants to fill the organization's major needs in free agency.

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This headline has been corrected to show that Likely's contract is for three years, not two.

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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi in Tampa, Florida, contributed to this report.

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