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- Some available FA WRs with the Ravens ailing at the position. Sterling Shepard (Ravens worked him out when they signed Chris Moore) Tyler Lockett Brandin Cooks Gabe Davis Curtis Samuel Darius Slayton
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Breaking Big Blue w/ @JordanRaanan at 6:00 EST
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-Darius Slayton Released
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5 more updatesfrom 3 sources
- Sep 9 Dan Duggan (X) Harbaugh didn't like the Darius Slayton questions today either (I didn't think I sounded mad 🤷♂️), but here's why it's necessary to ask follow-ups. The third question got the best answer:
- Sep 9 Pat Leonard (X) John Harbaugh says the timing of Darius Slayton’s release could have been related to a lot of things, including maybe looking for a trade or working on something contract related prior. Says he doesn’t feel obligated to explain it in detail, won’t say if he asked Slayton to take a pay cut first #Giants
- Sep 9 Dan Duggan (X) Hope you didn’t rush out to buy a No. 33 Colton Hood jersey. He’s back in No. 12, with practice squad QB Jake Haener taking the No. 18 vacated by Darius Slayton.
- Sep 9 Jordan Raanan (X) 6 pm tonight on YouTube. Be there! @BreakingBigBlue x @GiantsNationPod · Quoting Giants Nation Show: Breaking Big Blue w/ @JordanRaanan at 6:00 EST -Season Preview -1st Injury Report & Day in Locker Room -Darius Slayton Released https://
- Sep 9 Jordan Raanan (X) Tonight! A full rundown on what to expect for Week 1: Nabers Backfield rotation WR order Starting CBs · Quoting Giants Nation Show: Breaking Big Blue w/ @JordanRaanan at 6:00 EST -Season Preview -1st Injury Report & Day in Locker Room -Darius Slayton Released https://
- Sep 9 Jordan Raanan (X) Breaking Big Blue w/ @JordanRaanan at 6:00 EST -Season Preview -1st Injury Report & Day in Locker Room -Darius Slayton Released https://
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"It sounds like [Malik Nabers is] going to be good to go for Sunday night."
—@DanGrazianoESPN on the Giants releasing Darius Slayton and what it could mean about Malik Nabers' return 👀
3 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Sep 8 Jordan Raanan (X) Consider this informed speculation on my part on Malik Nabers. Seems to be trending in a positive direction. Giants players off Tuesday. Back at practice on Wednesday. Another big day. · Quoting Get Up: "It sounds like [Malik Nabers is] going to be good to go for Sunday night." —@DanGrazianoESPN on the Giants releasing Darius Slayton and what it could mean about Malik Nabers' return 👀
- Sep 8 Jordan Raanan (X) "It sounds like [Malik Nabers is] going to be good to go for Sunday night." —@DanGrazianoESPN on the Giants releasing Darius Slayton and what it could mean about Malik Nabers' return 👀
- Sep 8 Patricia Traina (Bluesky) Giants Release Darius Slayton: The Cap Math, the Timing, and the Fallout
- Sep 8 Jordan Raanan (X) The Darius Slayton financials: 2026 base salary guarantee: $9.75M 2026 dead money: $13M 2027 dead money: $3M 2026 Cap Savings: $3.16M
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NEW: I'm told three teams have already reached out for preliminary discussions on WR Darius Slayton, per league source.
Separate from those conversations, I would also monitor the #Colts as a potential early consideration, given Slayton's relationship with QB Daniel Jones.
For more: Article link at the Exhibit News Network online.
https://t.co/sfKkrIEWsV · Quoting JosinaAnderson: Little More: The the #Giants save "just under $3M" in cap saving with the release of WR Darius Slayton.
My understanding is this move follows the flow and direction of the WR room upon the conclusion of camp and the preseason, and was generally anticipated after 13 made the roster as well.
32 more updatesfrom 19 sources
- Sep 7 DrawPlayDave (Bluesky) Top odds - Indianapolis to join his buddy Danny Second top odds - Titans since Daboll has made them Temu Giants · Quoting ProFootballTalk: Report: Three teams have reached out to Darius Slayton.
- Sep 7 Josina Anderson (X) NEW: I'm told three teams have already reached out for preliminary discussions on WR Darius Slayton, per league source. Separate from those conversations, I would also monitor the #Colts as a potential early consideration, given Slayton's relationship with QB Daniel Jones. For more: Article link at the Exhibit News Network online. https://t.co/sfKkrIEWsV · Quoting JosinaAnderson: Little More: The the #Giants save "just under $3M" in cap saving with the release of WR Darius Slayton. My understanding is this move follows the flow and direction of the WR room upon the conclusion of camp and the preseason, and was generally anticipated after 13 made the roster as well.
- Sep 7 CBS Sports NFL Headlines Giants release Darius Slayton: Possible landing spots for veteran receiver+3
- Sep 7 Pat Leonard (X) Giants release WR Darius Slayton, their longest-tenured player, at start of Week 1+1
- Sep 7 Jordan Raanan (X) Perhaps the biggest takeaway from Darius Slayton's release: Bodes well for the prospects of Malik Nabers playing Week 1. Hard to imagine cutting into your WR depth if Nabers' health is a concern.
- Sep 7 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) My guess for Darius Slayton landing spots Raiders (I think they need him the most) Dolphins (would reunite with former WR coach Tyke Tolbert)
- Sep 7 Adam Schefter (X) More about the Giants releasing WR Darius Slayton, their longest-tenured player;
- Sep 7 Jordan Raanan (X) Darius Slayton's goodbye... · Quoting Darius Slayton: Grateful for my time in NY. 7 years a Giant nothing but love for one of the most prestigious organizations in the NFL. Excited to see what’s next 🙏🏾+1
- Sep 7 Judy Battista (X) In addition to being the longest-tenured Giant, Darius Slayton was a great guy. He won the media's good guy award and was also the recipient of the Alan Page Community Award for the Giants, presented by the NFLPA to recognize community work.
- Sep 7 Josina Anderson (X) Words from WR Darius Slayton upon his departure from the #Giants: · Quoting Darius Slayton: Grateful for my time in NY. 7 years a Giant nothing but love for one of the most prestigious organizations in the NFL. Excited to see what’s next 🙏🏾
- Sep 7 Ed Valentine (Bluesky) Darius Slayton released by #NYGiants in stunning move.
- Sep 7 ESPN NFL News Giants cut Slayton, team's longest-tenured player+1
- Sep 7 Matt Lombardo (Bluesky) So much for “once a Giant, always a Giant” being enough … · Quoting NFL Daily News: Darius Slayton released by the Giants.
- Sep 7 Josina Anderson (X) Little More: The the #Giants save "just under $3M" in cap saving with the release of WR Darius Slayton. My understanding is this move follows the flow and direction of the WR room upon the conclusion of camp and the preseason, and was generally anticipated after 13 made the roster as well.
- Sep 7 Dan Duggan (X) Wow. Guess my WR2 prediction won’t pan out! Know fans will celebrate this move, but not sure why they’d cut a proven NFL WR considering the health questions with Nabers and Odell. This saves $3.2M on the cap this year, but they (likely) created breathing room with yesterday’s extensions. This coming a year into a 3-year, $36M contract is another strong sign of the change in who is calling the roster shots · Quoting New York Giants: We have released WR Darius Slayton
- Sep 7 Jeremy Fowler (X) Including significant guarantees ($9.75M) · Quoting Jordan Raanan: The Giants are cutting WR Darius Slayton, per sources. Longest-tenured player on the team was near the bottom of the depth chart. Was set to make $13 million this season.
- Sep 7 DrawPlayDave (Bluesky) Darius Slayton was a 5th round guy who was forced to be a #1 wr on some shit teams and was always a great locker room dude I'll never hate him even if he was never very good. Farewell, brother
- Sep 7 rivers mccown (Bluesky) Free to shop his wares to other teams, Darius Slayton has pre-signed a 5-year extension with the Giants practice squad · Quoting Rotoworld Football: Giants release Darius Slayton after seven seasons
- Sep 7 Pat Leonard (X) Have to wonder if Slayton received news about his Week 1 game status today that led to this. Giants clearly would have welcomed a trade here if they could have gotten something meaningful · Quoting Pat Leonard: Darius Slayton released by the Giants outright. Didn’t fit in this new roster. Was clear during camp, as outlined here. Wish him well at his next stop. 5th round pick who weathered and saw a lot here and outperformed his draft expectations significantly
- Sep 7 Jordan Schultz (X) One more note: You won’t find a single Giants’ player say anything but great things about Darius Slayton — the player and person. He represents everything a New York Giant is supposed to be. · Quoting Jordan Schultz: The #Giants released WR Darius Slayton.
- Sep 7 Rotoworld Football (Bluesky) Giants release Darius Slayton after seven seasons
- Sep 7 Pat Leonard (X) Darius Slayton released by the Giants outright. Didn’t fit in this new roster. Was clear during camp, as outlined here. Wish him well at his next stop. 5th round pick who weathered and saw a lot here and outperformed his draft expectations significantly https://t.co/XM2SJR0JHB · Quoting New York Giants: We have released WR Darius Slayton
- Sep 7 Jordan Schultz (X) Darius Slayton has quietly become one of the more productive WRs the #Giants have had, ranking top 15 all-time in both catches and yards. The former 5th-round pick was also the team’s longest-tenured player. · Quoting Jordan Schultz: The #Giants released WR Darius Slayton.
- Sep 7 Mike Garafolo (X) The #Giants have announced the release of WR Darius Slayton. The 2019 fifth-round pick moves on after 296 catches in 106 games over seven seasons in East Rutherford.
- Sep 7 Josina Anderson (X) #Giants announce they have released WR Darius Slayton: · Quoting New York Giants: We have released WR Darius Slayton
- Sep 7 Jordan Schultz (X) The #Giants released WR Darius Slayton.
- Sep 7 Pat Leonard (X) We have released WR Darius Slayton
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Darius Slayton: Cut loose by Giants
The Giants released Slayton on Monday, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
- Couple salary cap/roster notes: • The Giants are $1.3M over the cap, according to the NFLPA database. They will need to be under by Wednesday because top 51 accounting ends when the season starts. They don't need to do anything dramatic since they only need a few million to operate (at least for now). Paulson Adebo, Jevon Holland, Darius Slayton and Jon Runyan have the biggest base salaries for a restructure. It doesn't really matter who they restructure, but Schoen has typically avoided restructures on possible cap casualties, so from that group, I suspect Holland will be first up. • Schoen teased the signing of a veteran defensive lineman to the practice squad next week (don't think Jihad Ward's IG video was an announcement). They have the maximum of six veterans on their practice squad, so they'd need to cut someone from this group — WR Braxton Berrios, WR Jalin Hyatt, WR Charlie Jones, OL Darian Kinnard, DL Josh Tupou, LB Malik Harrison — to add another vet. The other option…
- Lost me at hexadecimal, but it really is crazy, especially with letting non QB/specialists were 0-19. Jake Haener is on the practice squad as the third QB. He's No. 12. Assume Hood had to switch because they'd need a number between 0-19 if Haener ever gets elevated. 0: OLB Brian Burns 1: WR Malik Nabers (unretired) 2: CB Deonte Banks 3: OLB Abdul Carter 4: Retired 5: OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux 6: QB Jaxson Dart 7: Retired 8: S Jevon Holland 9: TE Isaiah Likely 10: Retired 11: Retired 12: QB Jake Haener (practice squad) 13: WR Odell Beckham Jr. 14: Retired 15: P Jordan Stout 16: Retired 17: WR Darnell Mooney 18: WR Darius Slayton 19: QB Jameis Winston · Quoting Particle Man: @DDuggan21 Giants need to unretire some numbers. They have like 14 currently retired and they need 70 numbers for the regular roster plus PS players, plus a few more for guys on IR/PUP. Either that or switch to hexadecimal.
- Darius Slayton has been counted out before and risen to the occasion when called upon. But his slide down the depth chart this summer casts some doubt on his fit on the 2026 Giants https://
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- With top 51 accounting ending today, the Giants have $7.88M in cap space after the extensions and Darius Slayton release were processed. That should give them enough space to get through the season without any restructures.
- Per the league's transactions wire, the #NYGiants did not make a move to fill Darius Slayton's roster spot on Tuesday.
- Darius Slayton of #NYGiants trying to prove himself -- again.
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