54 mins. ago
In a surprise move on Monday, the New York Giants cut wide receiver Darius Slayton.
Slayton was the longest-tenured Giant, having been with the team since they selected him with the 171st pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. For his career, he appeared in 106 games, caught 296 passes for 4,435 yards with 22 touchdowns.
In 2025, he caught 37 passes for 538 yards with one touchdown. Slayton was one of the most respected players in the locker room. But he's been plagued by drops throughout his career and was at the bottom of the depth chart heading into this season.
General manager Joe Schoen re-signed Slayton to a three-year, $36 million deal last offseason. He was set to make $13 million for the upcoming season.
By releasing the veteran wideout, the Giants will save a little over $3 million, but they will have a dead cap hit of $12.749 million.
#slayton #passes #season
Slayton was the longest-tenured Giant, having been with the team since they selected him with the 171st pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. For his career, he appeared in 106 games, caught 296 passes for 4,435 yards with 22 touchdowns.
In 2025, he caught 37 passes for 538 yards with one touchdown. Slayton was one of the most respected players in the locker room. But he's been plagued by drops throughout his career and was at the bottom of the depth chart heading into this season.
General manager Joe Schoen re-signed Slayton to a three-year, $36 million deal last offseason. He was set to make $13 million for the upcoming season.
By releasing the veteran wideout, the Giants will save a little over $3 million, but they will have a dead cap hit of $12.749 million.
#slayton #passes #season
7 days ago
How do the New York Giants stack up against the rest of the NFL following the deadline to finalize 53-man rosters?
ESPN had the Giants drop one spot to No. 24 overall in its preseason power rankings after rosters were set, highlighting Odell Beckham Jr., who just made the team, and his milestone chase as a feat to watch for New York in 2026.
Milestone to watch: Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. climbing to second in Giants history for total touchdown receptions.
Beckham needs five touchdown grabs to pass Kyle Rote (48) for the second most in Giants history. Amani Toomer is first with 54. Beckham is back for his second stint with the team since leaving in 2018, and coach John Harbaugh complimented his performance during training camp. Beckham is currently fourth in franchise history with 44 touchdown receptions. Joe Morrison is third with 47.
Beckham adds to a wide receiver room that will welcome Malik Nabers back from injury and also features rookie Malachi Fields along with Darius Slayton. The receiving corps has the potential to produce solid numbers if everyone can stay healthy.
#Giants #second #touchdown #odell
ESPN had the Giants drop one spot to No. 24 overall in its preseason power rankings after rosters were set, highlighting Odell Beckham Jr., who just made the team, and his milestone chase as a feat to watch for New York in 2026.
Milestone to watch: Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. climbing to second in Giants history for total touchdown receptions.
Beckham needs five touchdown grabs to pass Kyle Rote (48) for the second most in Giants history. Amani Toomer is first with 54. Beckham is back for his second stint with the team since leaving in 2018, and coach John Harbaugh complimented his performance during training camp. Beckham is currently fourth in franchise history with 44 touchdown receptions. Joe Morrison is third with 47.
Beckham adds to a wide receiver room that will welcome Malik Nabers back from injury and also features rookie Malachi Fields along with Darius Slayton. The receiving corps has the potential to produce solid numbers if everyone can stay healthy.
#Giants #second #touchdown #odell
18 days ago
The Baltimore Ravens made a defensible decision when they extended Mark Andrews rather than building their future at tight end around Isaiah Likely. That does not mean Baltimore will never wonder what might have been. Likely's first training camp with the New York Giants has provided an early reminder of his potential. He caught six passes during live periods in Thursday's joint practice against the Miami Dolphins and has quickly developed chemistry with quarterback Jaxson Dart.
With Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton occupying attention on the outside, Likely should receive favorable opportunities in the middle of the field. An 85- or 90-catch season is not unreasonable if his early target volume continues. That possibility will naturally restart the debate in Baltimore. Andrews is the more accomplished player, but Likely is younger and offers more explosiveness after the catch.
The Ravens made their choice in December when they signed Andrews to a three-year, $39.3 million extension containing $26 million guaranteed. Likely subsequently received a three-year, $40 million contract from the Giants that could reach $47.5 million.
Keeping both was never a realistic option once the market valued Likely as one of the NFL's highest-paid tight ends.
Baltimore selected certainty. Andrews owns the franchise records for career receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches. He finished the 2025 season with 484 receptions, 5,952 yards and 56 touchdowns over his career. Andrews became only the second tight end after Travis Kelce to hold his franchise's receiving triple crown. He also joined Kelce, Jason Witten, Antonio Gates and Ozzie Newsome as tight ends who became their organization's career leader in receiving yards.
#andrews #Career
With Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton occupying attention on the outside, Likely should receive favorable opportunities in the middle of the field. An 85- or 90-catch season is not unreasonable if his early target volume continues. That possibility will naturally restart the debate in Baltimore. Andrews is the more accomplished player, but Likely is younger and offers more explosiveness after the catch.
The Ravens made their choice in December when they signed Andrews to a three-year, $39.3 million extension containing $26 million guaranteed. Likely subsequently received a three-year, $40 million contract from the Giants that could reach $47.5 million.
Keeping both was never a realistic option once the market valued Likely as one of the NFL's highest-paid tight ends.
Baltimore selected certainty. Andrews owns the franchise records for career receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches. He finished the 2025 season with 484 receptions, 5,952 yards and 56 touchdowns over his career. Andrews became only the second tight end after Travis Kelce to hold his franchise's receiving triple crown. He also joined Kelce, Jason Witten, Antonio Gates and Ozzie Newsome as tight ends who became their organization's career leader in receiving yards.
#andrews #Career
1 month ago
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — At the end of the 2025 season, New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton told media that he hoped the team would hire a Coughlin-esque head coach. The Giants, of course, hired John Harbaugh, an old-school coach with a Super Bowl **** le and an 18-year track record filled with success.
So, did Slayton get what he wanted?
"I would say so," Slayton told **** embled media at The Greenbrier Sports Performance Center on Friday. "Yeah, absolutely. I feel like he's in that echelon, that ilk. He obviously came from arguably one of the most old-school divisions in football of the Ravens and the Steelers. I definitely think he's what we needed. There's definitely been a sense of accountability off the rip, which has been huge for us. I'm definitely glad Coach Harbaugh's here."
Slayton did not want to give specific examples of Harbaugh holding anyone accountable. That was a veteran move, smartly not throwing any teammates under the bus. He spoke in general terms.
"Already in this camp, he's already kind of expressed that at the end of the day, in this life, if somebody's not doing something up to the echelon that you want them to do, you go to them, you make that clear to them that that's not what we're going to do around here, then they have a chance to respond," Slayton said. "And that's something that he's already done in our first few days of camp and has gotten a positive response out of the individuals that he's done that with. So, I think that's really big for a football team."
#harbaugh #told
So, did Slayton get what he wanted?
"I would say so," Slayton told **** embled media at The Greenbrier Sports Performance Center on Friday. "Yeah, absolutely. I feel like he's in that echelon, that ilk. He obviously came from arguably one of the most old-school divisions in football of the Ravens and the Steelers. I definitely think he's what we needed. There's definitely been a sense of accountability off the rip, which has been huge for us. I'm definitely glad Coach Harbaugh's here."
Slayton did not want to give specific examples of Harbaugh holding anyone accountable. That was a veteran move, smartly not throwing any teammates under the bus. He spoke in general terms.
"Already in this camp, he's already kind of expressed that at the end of the day, in this life, if somebody's not doing something up to the echelon that you want them to do, you go to them, you make that clear to them that that's not what we're going to do around here, then they have a chance to respond," Slayton said. "And that's something that he's already done in our first few days of camp and has gotten a positive response out of the individuals that he's done that with. So, I think that's really big for a football team."
#harbaugh #told
1 month ago
New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton acknowledged that a sports hernia significantly affected his performance throughout the 2025 season. The veteran wide receiver said he began dealing with the injury early last year and elected to play through it rather than shut down for surgery.
"I pretty much started with it last season and just kind of played that way throughout the whole season," Slayton told reporters on Saturday. "Just because I wasn't going to just cut the season short with the surgery or anything. I got through last year and then I tried to kind of rehab it in the offseason and it just didn't really work. So, I just went ahead and got the procedure done."
After finishing the year, he attempted to rehabilitate the injury during the offseason. When that approach failed to produce the desired results, he underwent sports hernia surgery on both legs. Slayton reported feeling well following the procedure.
While careful not to lean on excuses, he conceded the ailment limited him in noticeable ways. He described having to strain more than usual to make catches and occasionally coming up just short of plays he felt capable of converting under normal circumstances.
"A good bit," he said of its impact. "I'm not a big excuse person. So, at the end of the day, I could have played better regardless, but obviously it's different when maybe you're used to being able to catch the ball a little easier. You're having to strain a little more and maybe come up an inch short here or there. But at the end of the day, if you're out there, you've got to make it happen."
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"I pretty much started with it last season and just kind of played that way throughout the whole season," Slayton told reporters on Saturday. "Just because I wasn't going to just cut the season short with the surgery or anything. I got through last year and then I tried to kind of rehab it in the offseason and it just didn't really work. So, I just went ahead and got the procedure done."
After finishing the year, he attempted to rehabilitate the injury during the offseason. When that approach failed to produce the desired results, he underwent sports hernia surgery on both legs. Slayton reported feeling well following the procedure.
While careful not to lean on excuses, he conceded the ailment limited him in noticeable ways. He described having to strain more than usual to make catches and occasionally coming up just short of plays he felt capable of converting under normal circumstances.
"A good bit," he said of its impact. "I'm not a big excuse person. So, at the end of the day, I could have played better regardless, but obviously it's different when maybe you're used to being able to catch the ball a little easier. You're having to strain a little more and maybe come up an inch short here or there. But at the end of the day, if you're out there, you've got to make it happen."
#last #wide
3 months ago
The New York Giants loaded up on wide receivers this offseason in an effort to surround quarterback Jaxson Dart with as many viable offensive weapons as possible.
The Giants currently have 14 wideouts on their pre-camp roster. Only seven, possibly eight, will make the final 53-man roster.
Malik Nabers is their No. 1, and veteran Darius Slayton is listed as the No. 2. They are both rehabbing from injury as we head into the six-and-a-half-week break between minicamp and training camp. They are **** ured roster spots if healthy.
The Giants currently have 14 wideouts on their pre-camp roster. Only seven, possibly eight, will make the final 53-man roster.
Malik Nabers is their No. 1, and veteran Darius Slayton is listed as the No. 2. They are both rehabbing from injury as we head into the six-and-a-half-week break between minicamp and training camp. They are **** ured roster spots if healthy.
