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Why did the Giants draft Tyler Nubin and Andru Phillips?

New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen has, without a lot of fanfare, built a defensive core that he hopes will be together for several years.

“I know the players that are under contract for more than one year. So again, Dexter [Lawrence] is under contract. His contract status. [Brian] Burns is for five years. Kayvon [Thibodeaux] for three. [Bobby] Okereke for another three, Tae Banks for four, and just got [Tyler] Nubin for four years,” Schoen said on Friday night. “You’ve got a young core group of players that will be able to be together for — and again, I know people want instant gratification, but it takes time to build this, and then over time, you have guys that are able to create continuity because they play together year over year.