Within moments of being introduced as the New York Giants’ next general manager, Dave Gettleman said the team would re-work the offensive line and seek out dominant “hog mollies” in an effort to rebound from a dismal 3-13 season.

One of the very first speculated targets of Gettleman was Carolina Panthers guard Andrew Norwell, whom Gettleman signed as an undrafted free agent out of Ohio State in 2014.

Gettleman’s high opinion of Norwell proved spot-on in 2017 as the 6-foot-6, 325-pound lineman established himself as one of the most dominant in the game, earning his first All-Pro nod.

While Gettleman was no longer in Carolina and unable to watch Norwell’s ascension firsthand, the two could soon be reunited. Reports from the NFL Scouting Combine suggested that most executives around the league believed Norwell to the Giants was inevitable and now, Tony Pauline of Draft Analyst reports the deal is all but done leading up to the legal free agent tampering period.

The belief is that Andrew Norwell to the New York Giants is a “done deal.”

Pauline has been on point in most of his combine reporting, so if that pattern holds true to form, Norwell is a huge get for the Giants. The only lingering question is how much he’ll ultimately cost.

Gettleman didn’t shy away from the fact that he’d have to spend big money on top-tier offensive linemen during free agency, and there was some speculation that the Giants could make Norwell the highest-paid guard in the NFL.

If that ultimately comes to fruition, the Giants will have dropped a contract in the range of $60 million ($12 million-plus annually) on Norwell. And while that may seem excessive, it immediately makes their interior line better on the ground and through the air.

Ultimately, however, it’s a game of wait and see. Legal tampering doesn’t begin for another six days and impending free agents can’t sign on the dotted line until the afternoon of the 14th. So if Norwell really is joining the Giants, it won’t become official for another week.