Pugh expects to stay at LG, hopes to cash in during free agency

New York Giants guard Justin Pugh said he expects to stay at left guard in the 2017 season as he enters the final year of his rookie contract. “I’m not working anywhere else, but I know that if they need me to play tackle, I can play tackle,” Pugh told NJ.com’s Dan Duggan. “And I know if they ask our tackles to play guard, they can play guard. That’s the thing with the Giants’ offensive linemen: They’re always willing to step up and do whatever it takes to win because this is a team that can go and make some noise once we get into the playoffs.” Pugh, 26, is entering the final year of his rookie deal after New York picked up his fifth-year option worth $8.8 million. A first-round pick in 2013,

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