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Former Detroit Lions first-round pick Terrion Arnold found himself in a very strange position throughout his career. Some off-field issues have led Arnold to become a free agent at this stage, something that wasn't expected just a few years ago.
The promising part for the young man was that there are still teams around the league interested in his services, with the New York Giants a team that could be interested in bringing him in. Arnold recently visited with the Giants, but has decided to go in a different direction by signing with the Seattle Seahawks.
Speaking to reporters about what he could’ve brought to the team, head coach John Harbaugh believed Arnold could help make them a better football team.
“We want to be aggressive in every way, whatever we can do, find everything out we can about any player that can help us be better,” Harbaugh said when asked about Arnold, per SI.
“The margins are tight in the National Football League. You try to win a game. You come up with a good play. You can find a play on the internet that somebody puts out there that one of your opponents is running in practice, man. You look for those too. So, we’re looking for players that can help us all the time. And he’s a player that can help us.”
Beyond the off-the-field issues, Arnold also hasn't been a great player at times. He's shown the ability to be above average, but he's definitely still figuring some things out in this league.
For a Giants team that's somewhat built to win in the near future, especially with some of the young talent it has, it's not crazy to say he would’ve helped them out.
Instead, he landed in Seattle.
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