Antrel Rolle wants to return to Giants, but future still uncertain

EAST RUTHERFORD - With his 10th NFL season and his fifth with the New York Giants in the books, Antrel Rolle still has uncertainty in his future.

The 32-year-old safety completed his five-year, $37 million contract that he signed in 2010, and while he can't know for sure where he'll suit up next season, Rolle would be happy with a return to the Giants.

"I want to stay. I definitely want to stay here. I feel like we're building something, although we haven't had the season we wanted to have," Rolle said. "Collectively, I think we're still building something. There's a lot of room for us to grow with what we've accomplished so far, and I'd love to be a part of that."

While the Giants finished 2014 a disappointing 6-10, Rolle said that the pieces are in place to have success in the near future. He added that he could be a big part of the defense's continued development.

"I know where we've come from, from the beginning to mid-point of this year and fighting and having some tough battles through the end of the year," Rolle said. "I think something we were missing for a lot of those games was the finish and finishing strong. We battled extremely hard, they just got the upper hand on us."

Rolle finished Sunday's 34-26 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles with eight tackles, giving him 71 on the season. It was the lowest total of Rolle's five seasons with the Giants, but not far off from his 76.2 average. He also ended with three interceptions and eight passes defended for the season.

The safety played in every game during his five seasons with the Giants, and he earned Pro Bowl selections in 2010 and 2013.

Rolle wants to continue his career with New York, but he acknowledged that there are some things out of his control. All he can do is wait for everything to play out to see what his future holds.

"I've been through this process once before, and I think you just have to take it in stride," he said. "If this was my last game as a Giant, I'm very appreciative, I wouldn't change anything for the world, one of the five years here. I gave the team every inch that I had.

"We'll see what happens once the offseason comes, and once everyone settles down and figures out what it is that we need to do. Hopefully we can come to an agreement and get something done."


(nj.com)