The Giants might have not have seen the last of Ramses Barden, after all.
The towering 6-foot-6 receiver never panned out in his four seasons with the Giants and when he hit free agency he admitted a change of scenery was probably a good idea. Well, Barden didn’t get any takers on the open market and on Thursday he will be back at the Giants facility, where he will get checked out and stands a good chance of being re-signed, according to a source who confirmed reports of Barden’s visit.
Barden, 27, was a third-round draft pick in 2009 out of Cal Poly and his small-school dominance never translated to NFL success. He had only 15 receptions in his first three years and this past season had 14 catches for 220 yards. He had one eye-opening performance, hauling in nine passes for 138 yards in a victory over the Panthers in Carolina, making his first NFL start when he filled in for injured Hakeem Nicks.
Injuries were a big part of Barden’s problem with the Giants, with a fractured ankle in 2010 curtailing a large part of the 2011 season.
The Giants at the moment are depleted at receiver, with Victor Cruz staying away from the team as his contract negotiations drag on and Nicks still slowed by an off-season knee procedure. The Giants signed veteran Louis Murphy and still have Rueben Randle entering his second year and Jerrel Jernigan entering his fourth season with the team. They lost Domenik Hixon in free agency to the Panthers.