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Dravon Askew-Henry is getting his second chance at the NFL.
Askew-Henry, the cousin of former NFL cornerback Darrelle Revis, is signing with the New York Giants. He’s familiar with MetLife Stadium, having recently played for the New York Guardians of the XFL.
Another XFL player making the jump to the NFL: DB Dravon Askew-Henry has agreed to a 2-year deal with the #Giants, source said. Expect the cousin of @Revis24, who played for the New York Guardians, to compete for the nickel role.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 24, 2020
He’ll compete for the nickel corner spot in New York after having struck out with the Steelers last April after going undrafted. Askew-Henry didn’t make the squad after recording nine tackles in the preseason.
From the XFL season, Askew-Henry is perhaps most known for throwing a flag back at an official following a call for defensive holding.
He really threw the flag back at the ref pic.twitter.com/46oGvKpKw1
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 29, 2020
The 24-year-old joins P.J. Walker, Jacob Ta’amu and Deatrick Nichols as players who have made the jump to the NFL from the XFL. They were first allowed to sign with NFL teams on Monday.
Askew-Henry comes from Aliquippa, Pa., the same hometown as Revis, Mike Ditka, Tony Dorsett, Ty Law, Paul Posluszny, Curt Singer, Jon Baldwin, Tommie Campbell and several more former NFLers. The town is the subject of SL Price’s book, Playing Through the Whistle.