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Jon Runyan

No. 76 · 7th season

Someone's watching who gets the first-team reps at left guard

Jon Runyan Jr. has been the New York Giants' starting left guard — the kind of player who does his job quietly while people argue about flashier positions. Now his job might not be his.

Runyan has been the fixture at that spot, one of the few constants on an offensive line that has seen plenty of turnover. But this spring, something shifted. First-team reps at left guard were being tracked closely enough that people noticed — which usually means someone in the building is asking a question they haven't answered yet.

The question has a number attached to it. Releasing Runyan would free up about $9.25 million against the Giants' salary cap — real money for a team that has real needs elsewhere. That's the kind of math that turns a position battle into something heavier.

For Runyan, this is the part of the career nobody talks about when it's going well. You hold your spot long enough that it feels permanent, and then one spring you look up and someone's counting your reps. The money makes it plain: this isn't an evaluation. It's a decision being weighed.

What happens next depends on who won those reps — and whether the Giants decide a familiar face is worth more than cap room.

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