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Giants re-sign linebacker Zaire Barnes

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The New York Giants have re-signed linebacker Zaire Barnes, who was a restricted free agent.

Barnes played 11 games for the Giants last season. He made one start on Monday Night Football in Week 13 at New England, where he had a game-high 13 tackles and a sack. He also logged two special teams tackles in that game as part of 13 on the season.

Originally a sixth-round draft pick by the Jets in 2023, the 6-foot-1, 232-pounder played four games as a rookie and missed the entire following season with an ankle injury.

Prior to the NFL, Barnes played four seasons at Western Michigan and picked up first-team All-MAC honors as a senior.

View photos of players arriving to sign their contracts at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.

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