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John Fennelly

Giants hosted veteran DL Armon Watts for workout

The New York Giants reportedly had veteran defensive lineman Armon  Watts in for a workout on Monday.

Watts (6-foot-5, 307 pounds) began his career as a sixth-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings out of Arkansas back in 2019. He played three seasons in Minnesota where his unit coach was Andre Patterson, who is currently the Giants’ defensive line coach.

After being waived by the Vikings, Watts has spent each of the last three seasons with different teams — the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the New England Patriots, who released him with an injury settlement in late August.

Watts has played in 72 NFL games, starting 22. He has 140 total tackles, seven for a loss, and 8.5 sacks in his career.

The Giants appear to be fairly set on the interior of the defensive line with Dexter Lawrence, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, rookie Elijah Chatman, D.J. Davidson, and Jordon Riley but general manager Joe Schoen is always looking for ways to upgrade the roster.

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