Giants 2022 UFA Primer: DB Keion Crossen
Feature (Series) - February 7, 2022
Keion Crossen became a member of the Giants secondary this past summer after coming over in a trade with the Houston Texans. The Giants acquired the former 2018 seventh-round pick for a 2023 sixth-round pick.
Before coming to New York, Crossen spent a combined three years in New England and Houston, the former team drafting him with the 243rd pick in 2018. Crossen was a member of the Patriots team that went 13-3 and reached the Super Bowl, where they left victorious over the Los Angeles Rams.
Crossen wasn't much of a factor in the Giants ' defensive performances despite these things impacting the depth charts during his first go-around with the team. He finished the 2021 season with 13 total tackles (eight solos)--tied for ninth lowest among Giants defensive players for that category–one sack, one forced one fumble, and one fumble recovery.
Where his defensive numbers lacked, Crossen made up for it with his special teams contributions, tallying most of his stats in that unit.
An offseason series “NYG Free Agency: Making the Case…” that I started in early February for “Giants Country”. In this project for the site, I’m taking the Giants pending unrestricted free agents—like Keion Crossen—and deciphering whether the team should re-sign or find a replacement for the player(s).