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Lorenzen signs one-year tender offer
Jared Lorenzen, who spent much of last season as the Giants’ third-string quarterback, re-signed with the Giants yesterday, when he signed the one-year tender offer they gave him in February. Lorenzen, a restricted free agent, was tendered at the “low” amount of $927,000. That guaranteed the Giants would have the right to refuse any offer Lorenzen received, but they would get no compensation if he signed elsewhere. The “low” tender guarantees compensation in a draft ...
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Giants Re-Sign Lorenzen
Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.comLorenzen, a restricted free agent, was tendered at the “low” amount of $927,000. Lorenzen will be in an interesting summer battle with Anthony Wright and newly signed David Carr for the two backup spots behind Eli Manning. The 27-year-old Lorenzen completed 4 of his 8 passes last season for 28 yards. Those are his only regular-season passes in his three years in the league. The only other restricted free agent the Giants tendered was safety James Butler, who got a “second-round tender” worth $1.47 million. He has not signed that yet. I ...

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Big Blue View — ... • In case you missed it, Jared Lorenzen signed his one-year tender offer the other day. He will likely battle it out with Anthony Wright for the third quarterback slot.

GIANTS CAN LORD OF THE RING DINGS
ProFootballTalk.com — ... , known in various parts as the Pillsbury Throw-boy, the Hefty Lefty, and (our personal favorite) the Lord of the Ring Dings. Lorenzen was dumped on Monday, leaving four quarterbacks on the roster:  Eli Manning, David Carr, Anthony Wright, and rookie Andre Woodson.  Presumably, Carr and Wright will compete for the No. 2 spot, with Woodson getting a chance to learn the ropes at No. 3. The Giants extended to Lorenzen a low-level restricted free agent tender earlier this year, which he signed on March 31 .  Since the tender would have given the Giants no compensation if Lorenzen ...

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