EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants and safety Stevie Brown were finalizing plans Saturday night for Brown to visit the team Sunday, take a physical and likely sign a contract, sources said. The signing would of course be contingent on the results of the physical, but there appeared to be optimism on both sides Saturday night that a reunion between Brown and the Giants would happen. Brown would have to get up to speed in coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's defense, but given the Giants' current issues at the position, he would be a candidate to start. Rookie Landon Collins and Jeromy Miles were the starters in Saturday night's preseason game, and Miles had a rough time against Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker. Veteran Brandon Meriweather, signed just a couple of weeks ago, also is in the mix to start. But the Giants don't have any sure-thing starters there at this point, and it makes sense to bring in Brown to see what he's got. Brown burst onto the scene for the Giants with eight interceptions in 2012, then tore his ACL and missed the entire 2013 season. He returned as a starter in 2014 but struggled and was benched early in the season, and after the season ended he and the Giants could not reach an agreement on a new contract. So he signed with the Houston Texans, who released him Friday so that he could pursue other opportunities. The most appealing opportunity for Brown is a return to the Giants, who are still looking for answers at safety after losing four of them to potentially season-ending injuries in the past two weeks. He never wanted to leave in the first place.