New York Giants OT Ereck Flowers shows up for workouts

Offensive tackle Ereck Flowers was present for workouts with the New York Giants on Monday, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.

Multiple media outlets reported that Flowers' absence from voluntary organized team activities and minicamp in April stemmed from the Giants acquiring left tackle Nate Solder in free agency. That acquisition forced the former first-round pick to be moved from left tackle to presumably compete with Chad Wheeler and Tyler Howell for a starting job at right tackle.

That same reason for Flowers' absence also was a topic of conversation on radio station WFAN for safety Landon Collins, who was then asked by new coach Pat Shurmur to stop speaking publicly on the matter.

"That's not for Landon to talk about," Shurmur said, via the New York Daily News. "I don't think our players should be talking about another players' situation."

New York signed two-time Super Bowl champion Solder to a four-year contract worth $62 million. Giants general manager Dave Gettleman said at the time of Solder's signing that Shurmur told Flowers of the team's plan for him and that "Ereck was fine on the phone."

Flowers has started 46 games for the Giants since being selected with the ninth overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft. New York reportedly was willing to deal Flowers during the NFL Draft but could not find a trade partner.