2013 Giants offseason guide

Twenty NFL teams’ seasons ended Sunday with the conclusion of Week 17, while a dozen moved onto the playoffs. For those organizations, like the New York Giants, the offseason begins now and they’re officially on the clock for the 2013 NFL Draft, which will take place April 25-27. The order has been set, and the Giants -- the only 9-7 team in the league -- will have the 19th selection.

Here is a look at the first-round draft order with the teams’ record and strength of schedule, which is used as a tiebreaker (Nos. 21-32 will be decided by postseason results):

2013 NFL Draft order

1	Kansas City Chiefs	2-14 (.516)
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	2-14 (.539)
3	Oakland Raiders	4-12 (.469)
4	Philadelphia Eagles	4-12 (.508)
5	Detroit Lions	4-12 (.566)
6	Cleveland Browns	5-11 (.508)
7	Arizona Cardinals	5-11 (.559)
8	Buffalo Bills	6-10 (.480)
9	New York Jets	6-10 (.512)
10	Tennessee Titans	6-10 (.512)
11	San Diego Chargers	7-9 (.457)
12	Miami Dolphins	7-9 (.500)
13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7-9 (.502)
14	Carolina Panthers	7-9 (.516)
15	New Orleans Saints	7-9 (.521)
16	St. Louis Rams	7-8-1 (.535)
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	8-8 (.465)
18	Dallas Cowboys	8-8 (.523)
19	New York Giants	9-7 (.521)
20	Chicago Bears	10-6 (.512)

Key Dates
Dec. 31: Clubs may begin signing free agent players for 2013 season
Jan. 27: 2013 Pro Bowl (Honolulu)
Feb. 3: Super Bowl XLVII (Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans)
Feb. 20-26: NFL Scouting Combine (Indianapolis)
March 12: Free agency starts (see below)
April 25-27: 2013 NFL Draft

For the Giants’ 2013 slate of opponents, CLICK HERE

Here is a snapshot of the Giants scheduled to become free agents:

Pos.	Player	FA Status
C	Jim Cordle	ERFA
CB	Brian Witherspoon	UFA
CB	Bruce Johnson	UFA
CB	Justin Tryon	UFA
DE	Justin Trattou	ERFA
DE	Osi Umenyiora	UFA
DT	Rocky Bernard	UFA
DT	Shaun Rogers	UFA
S	Stevie Brown	RFA
LB	Adrian Tracy	ERFA
LB	Chase Blackburn	UFA
LB	Keith Rivers	UFA
G	Kevin Boothe	UFA
T	Sean Locklear	UFA
T	Will Beatty	UFA
PK	Lawrence Tynes	UFA
QB	David Carr	UFA
RB	Andre Brown	RFA
RB	Kregg Lumpkin	UFA
RB	Ryan Torain	RFA
S	Kenny Phillips	UFA
TE	Bear Pascoe	RFA
TE	Martellus Bennett	UFA
TE	Travis Beckum	UFA
WR	Domenik Hixon	UFA
WR	Ramses Barden	UFA
WR	Victor Cruz	RFA