Dan Salomone

The New York Giants today re-signed veteran offensive lineman Aaron Stinnie.

Stinnie played 16 games for the Giants last year, including three starts at left guard late in the season. Overall, the 6-foot-3, 312-pounder has played in 47 regular-season games in his career with 15 starts, all at left guard. He has also started five postseason games three at right guard and two at right guard.

Originally signed as an undrafted rookie by Tennessee, Stinnie played for the Titans (2018-19) and Buccaneers (2019-2023) before signing with the Giants as a free agent in 2024.

Prior to the NFL, Stinnie played in 54 games with 42 consecutive starts to finish his career at James Madison. He was named an AP first-team FCS All-American.

Stinnie was the second offensive lineman to re-sign with the team. He joins Greg Van Roten, who was the only Giants player not to miss a snap last season. The veteran made 15 starts at right guard and the final two at center all after signing one week into training camp. The 6-foot-4, 295-pound New York native has played in 127 regular-season games with 88 starts in his career 58 at right guard, 27 at left guard, and three at center.

The Giants also brought in two newcomers in free agency: James Hudson III and Stone Forsythe.

Hudson, 6-5 and 313 pounds, was originally selected by the Browns in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He played in 47 regular-season games with Cleveland and made 17 starts 14 at right tackle over his first three seasons and three at left tackle last year.

As a rookie, while playing in 12 games with four starts at right tackle, Hudson helped Cleveland lead the NFL with 5.09 yards per carry, the highest average by a Browns team since 1966. The offensive line opened holes for Nick Chubb, who finished second in the league in rushing yards that year and third the next season.

Hudson had played high school (Central Catholic), college (Cincinnati) and professional (Browns) football all in the state of Ohio. He played in 11 games at Cincinnati from 2019-20 after transferring from Michigan (2017-18) and helped bookend an offensive line that was a Joe Moore Award semifinalist.

Forsythe, 6-8 and 307 pounds, played in 53 games with 14 starts (11 at right tackle and three at left tackle) in four seasons with the Seahawks. He also has one postseason appearance.

A sixth-round draft pick by Seattle in 2021, Forsythe started a career-high eight games in 2023 (five at right tackle and three at left tackle). He took over at right tackle for an injured George Fant in the 2024 season opener. Forsythe then started the next five games before a hand injury landed him on injured reserve. Forsythe returned for the final three weeks of the season.

Prior to the NFL, Forsythe started 28 of 40 games at Florida, seeing time at both guard and tackle during his career. He started all 12 games in 2020 and protected the blind side of Heisman Trophy finalist Kyle Trask as the Gators led the nation in passing yards per game.

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