{"id":81791,"date":"2020-03-19T07:23:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T11:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=81791"},"modified":"2020-03-19T07:28:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T11:28:51","slug":"nate-ebner-signs-new-york-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/19\/nate-ebner-signs-new-york-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Ebner Signs With New York Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime NFL veteran safety and special teams ace <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/EbneNa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nate Ebner<\/a><\/strong> signed a new contract with the New York Giants. As of this posting, the exact length and financial value of the contract is not available to the public. Ebner, a three-time Super Bowl champion and Olympic rugby player, spent the 2019 season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Giants<\/a> are bringing in a familiar face for coach Joe Judge, as former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Patriots<\/a> special teams ace Nate Ebner is set to join NYG, source said. The ex-rugby star had been with New England since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1240598623135678468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nate Ebner, New York Giants, Agree To Terms<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bill Belichick<\/strong> special teams more than anything in this world, and Ebner was his usual reliable self for Belichick\u2019s special teams unit. Ebner played 319 snaps during the 2019 season, with 318 of those coming on special teams. Thanks in large part to Ebner, the Patriots ended the year with the 11<sup>th<\/sup>-best special teams unit in football, per Football Outsiders. Interestingly enough, the safety by name only actually played one snap on offense, according to Pro Football Reference.<\/p>\n<p>Ebner first entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Selected by the New England Patriots, Ebner defied the odds and managed to make the opening day roster right out of camp. Ebner immediately became a staple of the special teams unit and actually contributed on defense early in his career. However, once the Patriots acquired <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TaliAq99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aqib Talib<\/a><\/strong> at the 2012 trade deadline and moved <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McCoDe99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin McCourty<\/a><\/strong> to safety, the vast majority of Ebner\u2019s snaps came on special teams. He\u2019s thrived in that role and earned two separate two-year extensions prior to his latest contract.<\/p>\n<p>When he\u2019s not playing football, Ebner is a world-class rugby star. Back in 2016, New England granted Ebner a leave of absence to try out for the United States national rugby sevens teams. Despite not playing the sport in quite some time, Ebner managed to qualify for the team and participate in the 2016 US Summer Olympics. The United States rugby team finished in ninth after a 24-19 loss to Fiji. Additionally, Ebner is also a partial owner of the New England Free Jacks, a minor league rugby team.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"vIbpzhw8RV9pO4xtYDAKbA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1196858208\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'vIbpzhw8RV9pO4xtYDAKbA',sig:'bT48jZ9tOI0mdwxbJi8Av7V8a0cLcGjjr4LLTVU7sio=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1196858208',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime NFL safety and special teams ace Nate Ebner is no longer a free agent. 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