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Bettcher!

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in a trade last week — is the other, and it should come as no surprise that the first two additions to this new defense are both linebacker­s.

“This defense — I feel like the outside linebacker position is probably the most important,” Martin said. “We have the most responsibi­lities. We’re expected to set the edge on the run, rush the quarterbac­k and drop in coverage. … when (Bettcher) was in Arizona, he started with the outside linebacker­s, so he spends a lot of time with those guys to make sure that we understand the ins and outs of the defense because he’s going to expect a lot from us in that position.”

ALEC’S CONTRACT: The Giants restructur­ed Alec Ogletree’s contract to prorate the $7 million roster bonus he was due on Friday over the remaining four years on his deal, per The Athletic. The restructur­ing lowers his cap number from $10 million to $4.75 million for this season.

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