Darius Slayton could be out with the Giants
With so much focus on whether former Giants star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will make the team in his first year back on the roster since 2018, a receiver drafted a month after OBJ would traded is in danger of not surviving Sunday's cuts.
The New York Giants are grappling with whether to cut receiver Darius Slayton, who could be a casualty of Sunday's roster reductions. According to the New York Post's Paul Schwartz, Slayton is being considered for the cut because he is not fully recovered from surgery to fix a sports hernia. In the preseason finale against the Jets, Slayton played despite key starters being held out, indicating his importance to the team's offense.
Both Slayton and former star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. are in competition for a spot on the 53-man roster, having both appeared in 106 regular-season games with 78 starts in seven seasons. Slayton signed a lucrative three-year, $36 million deal last year and is currently set to receive $12.25 million in salary this season, with $500,000 in per-game active roster bonuses.
A significant portion of his salary is fully guaranteed, amounting to $12.75 million in 2026 and an additional $3 million in 2027. While a trade is a possibility, the Giants would need to pay a substantial amount of the guaranteed salary to make it happen.
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