Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (41) wiffs on block attempt of Jake Elliot’s game-winning 61-yard field goal that was set up by Brad Wing’s shanked 28-yard field goal. Both were released by the Giants this weekend. Photo by Andy Lewis / contrastphotography.com

The New York Football Giants decision to release veterans cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and punter Brad Wing this weekend no doubt jarred the memory for both Eagles and Giants fans in interesting ways depending on your rooting interest for two seasons that could not have been more different.

For Eagles fans, watching Rodgers-Cromartie and much of the Giants secondary fall apart with suspensions, leaks to the media about their dislike of then head coach Ben McAdoo, plus poor play on the field were pure joy as was the botched punt by Brad Wing that helped set up Philadelphia’s most memorable regular season win.

For Giants fans there has to be a feeling of relief that Big Blue’s management dumped two players who were at the scene of the crime many times during one of New York’s most forgettable campaigns of all time.

With free agency set to open Wednesday afternoon, the Giants made their second roster move of the weekend and terminated the contract of Rodgers-Cromartie on Sunday.

Yesterday, the team terminated the contract of Wing, who punted in every game for the Giants the previous three seasons.

Eagles fans will no doubt remember Wing’s botched punt in the waning moments of the Birds close game against Big Blue in week three. That 28-yard duck helped set up rookie Jake Elliot’s improbable 61-yard walk-off field goal that won the game 27-24 and sent the Eagles on a winning streak than ended with Philadelphia’s first-ever Super Bowl win.

Rodgers-Cromartie, originally the 16th overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2008 NFL Draft, signed with the Giants as a free agent in 2014. He appeared in 61 games with 44 starts in four seasons with Big Blue, recording 11 interceptions and 47 passes defensed.

He earned his second career Pro Bowl nod – first with the Giants – in 2015. He followed up with six interceptions, which tied a career high, in 2016 and earned second-team All-Pro honors. No player has more passes defensed (144) than Rodgers-Cromartie – who has also played for the Eagles and Broncos – since he broke into the league in 2008.

However, Rodgers-Cromartie, who turns 32 next month, is coming off a 2017 campaign that included just one pass defensed and no interceptions for the second time in his 10-year career. Rodgers-Cromartie was also suspended for one game for violation of team rules.

He did not play in the Giants’ 23-10 victory in Denver in Week 6, the Giants’ first victory after their 0-5 start. Last year, the Giants regressed from the No. 2 scoring defense to tied for No. 27 as they finished with the most losses in franchise history.

Free agency officially opens at 4 p.m. ET on March 14. During a two-day period before then, clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations, with the certified agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents upon the expiration of their 2017 player contracts at 4 p.m. on March 14. However, a contract cannot be executed with a new club until 4 p.m. on March 14.

Some stats provided by New York Giants press release.