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The New York Giants have nearly 40 players who could be subject to waivers as they look to cut down from 90 players to 53 by the August 26 deadline and beyond.
Of course, several players on their rookie contracts should be safe from getting waived, such as 2025 first-round picks Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart. But, if any of these players are waived this week, they will be subject to the waiver wire pool and can be claimed by another team.
If not, they can be a part of New York’s 16-man practice squad, which will likely be finalized the day after the cutdown date.
DL Darius Alexander
CB Korie Black
WR Dalen Cambre
LB Abdul Carter
WR Beaux Collins
QB Jaxson Dart
WR Da’Quan Felton
TE Thomas Fidone II
OLB Trace Ford
OL Marcus Mbow
CB TJ Moore
S Makari Paige
RB Cam Skattebo
TE Jermaine Terry II
WR Juice Wells Jr.
DL Cory Durden
C Bryan Hudson
K Jude McAtamney
RB Dante Miller
DL Elijah Chatman
DL Elijah Garcia
CB Art Green
TE Theo Johnson
CB Nic Jones
G Jake Kubas
LB Darius Muasau
WR Malik Nabers
S Tyler Nubin
CB Dru Phillips
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr.
CB Dee Williams
CB Deonte Banks
QB Tommy DeVito
OLB Tomon Fox
CB Tre Hawkins III
WR Jalin Hyatt
S Raheem Layne
DL Jordon Riley
C John Michael Schmitz Jr.
As the final preparations begin for the season, teams will make massive changes to their roster, either waiving or releasing players. But not all players instantly become free agents and free to sign with any team.
Well, when a player is ‘waived’, they are subject to the waiver wire, where any team can claim them and assume their current contract. Currently, the waiver wire order (listed below) is dependent on the NFL Draft order from this past April, but without any trades.
Teams will file waiver claims at the same time, but only the team with the highest claim will successfully ‘claim’ the player and their current contract.
Whether or not a player enters the waiver wire of becomes a free agent depends on a player’s NFL service time. Players with at least four years of accrued NFL service time are outright released. If a player is released, their contract has ended, and they’re eligible to sign with any team.
However, if a player has less than four years of service time, they are waived and subject to waiver wire claims. Any player who is not claimed after being waived is eligible to sign wherever they’d like, including their former team’s practice squad.
Mainly, the group of players getting waived is those who are currently not eligible for unrestricted free agency status entering the year. They would be an Exclusive Rights Free Agent (less than three years of service) or...
