7 players the Giants must move on from in 2016

New York Giants new head coach Ben McAdoo has made it clear that he believes the Giants don't need to rebuild, but instead they just need to reload. They will have an excellent opportunity to kickstart the reloading process with over $43 million in estimated cap space. That number will slightly change as the NFL announces a new cap for 2016, but there's no doubt about the Giants being big players in free agency this offseason.

Over the past two weeks, we took a look at the Giants' team needs and players that they can build around for the 2016 season. Today, we'll take a look at seven players who the Giants need to move on from in 2016.

1. Jon Beason

Giants general manager Jerry Reese went on a bit of a spending spree during the 2014 free-agency period. Signing cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie during this time turned out to one of Reese's best free-agent signings, but re-signing Beason turned out to be one of his worst. Beason was credited with turning around the Giants' defense in 2013 after being acquired in a midseason trade, but his checkered injury history was overlooked when Reese signed him to a three-year, $17 million contract with over $6 million in guaranteed money. That same offseason, Reese opted to pass on defensive tackle Linval Joseph -- who had just finished up his rookie contract -- for a similar annual investment.

Since signing the contract, Beason has played in just nine of 32 games, and often times he was ineffective as he played through injury. Over the last five seasons, Beason has played in five games or less in four of them. Beason accepted a major pay cut last March to stick around, but now is the time that Reese must make the decision to move on from the oft-injured linebacker at any cost. If the Giants release Beason, they will save $4.5 million on his $5,966,668 2016 salary-cap number. Reese's decision might be made easier for him -- Beason has hinted at retirement already this offseason.