INDIANAPOLIS -- Observed and overheard at the NFL scouting combine Wednesday:

1. JPP not expected to leave: The New York Giants are spending a good portion of this week meeting with the agents for their own free agents. The most prominent of those is defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. There are definitely other teams who are interested in signing Pierre-Paul if he hits the market, but the strong sense I get from my sources and the chatter around here is that the Giants will use the franchise designation on Pierre-Paul if they can't get a long-term deal worked out with him by the March 2 deadline.

2. As for the others: The Giants also have meetings scheduled with the representatives for free-agent safety Antrel Rolle, free-agent defensive tackle Mike Patterson and others as they figure out where they stand with three weeks left until the new league year. They re-signed bench wide receiver Kevin Ogletree to a one-year deal Tuesday and will continue that level of tinkering here as well.

3. Could the LSU pipleline continue? The Giants have two starting wide receivers from LSU -- Odell Beckham Jr. and Rueben Randle. On Wednesday, LSU tackle La'el Collins was one of the prospects who spoke to the media. He said watching the success that former teammates Beckham, Jeremy Hill, Jarvis Landry and Trai Turner had as NFL rookies last year inspires him. "It's the program," he said. "Everything we do at LSU prepares us for this. I feel like I'm just the next guy to do it." Collins said he has meetings set up here with 22 teams, including the Giants. He played guard his first two years at LSU and left tackle the past two.

4. Division rival news: Washington coach Jay Gruden said during his Wednesday news conference that Robert Griffin III would open the season as the Redskins' starting quarterback.

5. Upcoming: Giants coach Tom Coughlin is scheduled to address the combine media Thursday at 12:15 p.m. ET. Giants GM Jerry Reese has his combine news conference Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.