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The New York Giants have until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to trim their roster from 90 players to the league-mandated 53-man regular season roster limit.
The rash of injuries suffered by the Giants on Saturday in the preseason finale against the New York Jets will impact how the initial roster looks, and perhaps how active the team is on the waiver wire. My initial 53-man roster projection underwent several last-minute modifications due to those injuries.
Tuesday’s moves
Many of the moves will be listed here. The full list can be found under the ‘Roster Cuts Tracker’ subhead below.
Here are your nine Giants’ offensive linemen ... at least until Wednesday afternoon:
9 Giants O-linemen on practice field today:
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) August 29, 2023
OTs: Andrew Thomas, Evan Neal, Matt Peart
G: Ben Bredeson, Mark Glowinski, Josh Ezeudu, Shane Lemieux, Marcus McKethan
C: John Michael Schmitz (Bredeson backup)
Brian Daboll likes his O-line depth. "Smart" & "tough" ... "mesh well"
Here is a little more clarification on the status of veteran wide receiver Cole Beasley:
Cole Beasley won't be on the initial 53-man roster for the #Giants but is expected to stick around, sources say. Could start back on the practice squad to get fully healthy first. https://t.co/dldTWrqnfT
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) August 29, 2023
The following players were missing from practice on Tuesday. Some cut, others likely because of injury:
Players not spotted at practice: WR Cole Beasley, TE Lawrence Cager, TE Tommy Sweeney, DL Kobe Smith, LB Darrian Beavers, CB Amani Oruwariye and S Gervarrius Owens.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) August 29, 2023
Don’t have confirmation on the reason for all the absences yet. That’s more than needed to be cut so some injured
If the Giants are cutting tight end Lawrence Cager and linebacker Darrian Beavers those moves would be surprising.
Wide receiver Cole Beasley could be gone ... for now.
The Giants appear to be cutting WR Cole Beasley. BUT … He’s a vested veteran. Doesn’t go through waivers. Expectation seems to be that he re-signs with Giants.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) August 29, 2023
I thought the Giants might keep defensive tackle Ryder Anderson and move him to short-term IR. Guess not.
#Giants cut Ryder Anderson, per a league source
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) August 29, 2023
Per Brian Daboll, the following injured players are making the 53-man roster:
Inured Giants not practicing who all made initial 53 roster, per Brian Daboll:
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) August 29, 2023
RB Gary Brightwell
LB Cam Brown
S Bobby McCain
DB Nick McCloud
CB Cor’Dale Flott
S Gervarrius Owens
The Giants are cutting OLB Tomon Fox, per source.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) August 29, 2023
I thought Tomon Fox would make the roster, but he was likely impacted by the trade for Boogie Basham.
Giants are cutting WR David Sills (per @Schultz_Report) and OLB Oshane Ximines (per @JordanRaanan). The Basham trade likely sealed Ximines' fate.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) August 29, 2023
Could David Sills return to the practice squad? He’s been there for at least part of every season since 2019.
The Giants are releasing OLB Oshane Ximines, per source. The third-round pick in 2019 is the odd-man out after the trade for Boogie Basham.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) August 29, 2023
Ximines had 6.5 sacks in his Giants career.
It is easy to tie the release of Oshane Ximines to the trade for Boogie Basham. I didn’t have Ximines making the roster, anyway.
The #Giants are waiving rookie QB Tommy DeVito, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 29, 2023
Undrafted free agent quarterback Tommy DeVito has been waived. Likely ends up on the practice squad. Some in the fan base thought he might unseat Tyrod Taylor as the backup quarterback, but that never seemed realistic.
#NYGiants are releasing OL Tyre Phillps, per @Schultz_Report. That's a bit of a surprise. First miss on my 53-man projection.
— Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton) August 29, 2023
The release of Phillips, a capable backup at guard and tackle, is the biggest surprise thus far. Offensive line construction is going to look interesting.
The Giants are cutting WR Kalil Pimpleton, per source.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) August 29, 2023
Kalil Pimpleton has a chance to be a good NFL return man, but it’s tough to make a team as a pure returner with the rules the way they are now.
#Giants release OLB Habakkuk Baldonado, per source.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) August 29, 2023
The #Giants will activate WR Wan'Dale Robinson off the PUP list, sources say, and he’ll be on the active roster when the season begins. Robinson is returning from a torn ACL and is a boost to the team’s receiving corps.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 29, 2023
It will be interesting to see how much Wan’Dale Robinson can contribute early in the season after not practicing all summer.
The #Giants are releasing veteran WR Jamison Crowder, sources say. With @RapSheet noting Wan'Dale Robinson is coming off PUP, still a few more moves to get down at that spot.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) August 29, 2023
The Giants have cut RB Jashaun Corbin, per source. Tough to have that strong a camp and still not make the team
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) August 29, 2023
I had Corbin making the roster. Oh, well.
These 11 moves were confirmed by the Giants on Sunday:
Waived
- DT Kevin Atkins
- DB Darren Evans
- NT Donovan Jeter
- WR Collin Johnson
- RB James Robinson
Terminated, Vested Veteran
- DE Tashawn Bower
- DT Brandin Bryant
- T Korey Cunningham
- T Julien Davenport
- WR Jaydon Mickens
Reserve/Injured
- WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton
The only one that surprises me a little is Johnson.
These four moves were confirmed by the team on Tuesday:
Waived/injured
OL Jack Anderson
CB Zyon Gilbert
OL Wyatt Davis
Placed on IR
TE Chris Myarick
Fifteen moves have now been announced over the past two days. The roster is now at 75. Must be at 53 by 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Roster cuts tracker
Tuesday, Aug. 29
WR Jamison Crowder (Garafolo)
RB Jashaun Corbin (Leonard)
LB Dyontae Johnson (Ranaan)
Edge Habakkuk Baldonado (Fowler)
LS Cameron Lyons (Duggan)
WR/KR Kalil Pimpleton (Duggan)
OL Tyre Phillips (Stapleton)
QB Tommy DeVito (Pelissero)
LB Ray Wilborn (Duggan)
Edge Oshane Ximines (Ranaan)
WR David Sills (Duggan)
Edge Tomon Fox (Duggan)
OL Sean Harlow (Duggan)
DT Ryder Anderson (Wilson)
S Alex Cook (Duggan)
TE Ryan Jones (Duggan)
C B Gemon Green (Duggan)
WR Cole Beasley (Ranaan)
CB Amani Oruwariye (Leonard)
Monday, Aug. 28
OL Jack Anderson, waived/injured (Duggan)
CB Zyon Gilbert, waived/injured
OL Wyatt Davis, waived/injured (Duggan)
TE Chris Myarick was placed on season-ending IR with a broken hand (Duggan)
Sunday, Aug. 27
RB James Robinson (Rapoport)
Robinson ran well Saturday vs. the Jets, but had shown little before that. Likely had lost his chance at a spot a while ago.
CB Darren Evans (Pelissero)
WR Jaydon Mickens (Rapoport)
Here is my recent chat with Mickens. He saw this coming.
OT Julie’n Davenport (Wilson)
If Korey Cunningham and Matt Peart are still on the roster — as of now — and Davenport isn’t, that doesn’t say much for the journeyman offensive tackle.
DT Kevin Atkins (Duggan)
DT Brandin Bryant (Duggan)
DT Donovan Jeter (Duggan)
Atkins, Bryant and Jeter always figured to just be camp bodies.
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (torn ACL/IR ... per Brian Daboll)
WR Collin Johnson (Ranaan)
Edge Tashawn Bower (Ranaan)
OL Korey Cunningham (Duggan)
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