Free agency is beckoning and that means the Giants need to get their financial house in order.
Translation: It is the time to build salary cap space.
To that end, the Giants will release Mark Glowinski, a veteran guard who started 22 games the past two years, the Post confirmed. The move saves the Giants $5.7 million on the 2024 salary cap.
Glowinski turns 32 in May.
He was a substantial signing for general manager Joe Schoen in his first year on the job, receiving a three-year deal for $18.3 million — $11.4 million in guaranteed money — prior to the 2022 season.
Glowinski was a workhorse in 2022, starting 16 games at right guard.
Glowinski started the 2023 season-opening 40-0 loss to the Cowboys and then got replaced in the lineup by seldom-used Marcus McKethan.
The Giants could never solve their issues at guard and Glowinski ended up starting four consecutive games before he was basically benched from Week 9 until the season finale.
As it turned out, Glowinski in 2023 was the team’s highest-rated guard by Pro Football Focus but it comes as no surprise that the Giants are moving on from him.
It remains to be seen what goes down with Darren Waller.
The veteran tight end told the Post on Friday that he is considering retirement.
If he does indeed leave the game, the Giants would save $6.2 million on their 2024 salary cap but absorb a dead-cap hit of $7.8 million.
The Giants had $32.6 million in salary cap space before any transactions, according to Over the Cap.
