NEW YORK GIANTS CLAIM RICO PAYTON AND BEAU BRADE…
The New York Giants were awarded cornerback Rico Payton and safety Beau Brade off of waivers from the New Orleans Saints and Baltimore Ravens, respectively. To make room for these two, the Giants waived WR Gunner Olszewski and CB Korie Black.
The 25-year old, 6’0”, 182-pound Payton was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the New Orleans Saints after the 2024 NFL Draft. Payton played in 16 regular-season games with no starts, being credited with 11 tackles and one pass defense. Almost all of his playing time came on special teams.
The 23-year old, 6’0”, 209-pound Brade was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Ravens after the 2024 NFL Draft. Brade played in 11 regular-season games with no starts, being credited with three tackles. Almost all of his playing time came on special teams.
“Beau Brade was in Baltimore with the Ravens,” said General Manager Joe Schoen. “He’s a player out of Maryland that we spent some time with coming out in the draft and we liked. He played on special teams for them last year, also can be a depth-safety for us so (he’s a) high-character kid. He’s smart, tough, dependable, checked all those boxes and can also participate on special teams. Rico Payton, a guy that also last year, during this time, we were hoping – you hope some of these guys get cut and they end up making teams and playing and he’s a really good special teams player and we also think he has defensive value so just to upgrade the depth at both of those positions. We’re happy to get those guys.”
Meanwhile, QB Tommy DeVito was claimed off of waivers by the New England Patriots. The Miami Dolphins also signed TE Greg Dulcich to their Practice Squad.
GIANTS SIGN 13 PLAYERS TO THE PRACTICE SQUAD…
The New York Giants have officially re-signed the following 13 players to the team’s Practice Squad:
- RB Dante Miller
- WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey
- WR/KR Ihmir Smith-Marsette
- OG/OC Jake Kubas
- OG/OC Bryan Hudson
- DT Elijah Chatman
- DT Elijah Garcia
- DT Jordon Riley
- OLB Trace Ford
- OLB Tomon Fox
- CB Dee Williams
- S Raheem Layne
- PK Jude McAtamney (International Exemption)
All of the players were with the Giants in training camp. The Giants have room for four more players on the Practice Squad.
INJURY REPORT…
The Giants practiced in full pads on Wednesday. TE Theo Johnson (unknown) did not practice and has not done so since the second preseason game.
GENERAL MANAGER JOE SCHOEN AND HEAD COACH BRIAN DABOLL…
The transcript of Joe Schoen’s and Brian Daboll’s press conference on Wednesday is available in The Corner Forum while the video is available on YouTube.
THE PLAYERS SPEAK…
Transcripts and video clips of the media sessions with the following players are available in The Corner Forum and on YouTube:
WHAT’S UP NEXT…
The team practices again on Thursday afternoon (12:00-1:30PM). Head Coach Brian Daboll and select players will also address the media.