Sep 18, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) celebrates a sack of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Defensive Line

The Giants have two very important free agents on the defensive line: Jason Pierre-Paul and Jonathan Hankins. JPP was playing at a Pro-Bowl level before going down late in the season. Hankins came back from injury with a bang this season, partnering with Damon Harrison in the Giants staunch run game.

The Giants will likely be able to afford only one of them, which means that general manager Jerry Reese has a massive question facing him going forward: Hankins or JPP?

The answer to that question will likely be the biggest story of the offseason other than the offensive line.

The Giants big boys on the D-Line (Olivier Vernon and Damon Harrison) lived up to the hype this season, and are still intact, which is still of the utmost importance.

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Staff Writer at Elite Sports New York. Lead Writer at New York Sports Hub and My Weekly Sports. Twitter, instagram: @skylardarel. Avid fan of the Yankees, Knicks, Giants, New York City FC, FC Barcelona, and Arsenal FC. Sophomore at the College of New Jersey, studying Communication. Aspiring play-by-play commentator. Grew up in Manhattan, and proud to know how to work the Subway system.