Overview
- ESPN's Jordan Raanan and Adam Schefter first reported the hire, which multiple outlets echoed on Wednesday.
- Aponte departs the NFL league office, where she has served since 2017 as chief administrator of football operations.
- She fills the position vacated last month by longtime executive Kevin Abrams, who spent nearly three decades with the Giants.
- Her primary responsibilities will include serving as the team's chief contract negotiator and salary‑cap strategist.
- The veteran of the Jets, Browns and Dolphins overlapped in Miami with GM Joe Schoen; a source said she is not being hired to oversee Schoen, and she becomes the Giants’ highest‑ranking female on the football side.