EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants today added an accomplished long snapper who spent little time on the field the previous three seasons.
Carson Tinker, formerly of the Jacksonville Jaguars, was added to the roster in time to participate in this afternoon's practice. He joins 2018 Pro Bowler Casey Kreiter as the Giants' snappers.
In a corresponding move, the Giants waived/injured (hamstring) rookie tight end Rysen John.
Tinker did not play in the NFL in 2017 or 2019. In the first of those years, he tore his right ACL in a non-contact drill early in training camp and spent the season on injured reserve.
He returned to play the first five games in 2018, but an injury to the same knee that was unrelated to the ACL forced him back to I.R. Last year, he was released by Jacksonville on March 8 and spent the season out of football.
Tinker, 6-0 and 237 pounds, joined the Jaguars as a rookie free agent out of Alabama in 2013. He snapped in all 16 games in each of is first four seasons. In 2015, he finished second on the team with six special teams tackles and the following year was voted special teams captain by his teammates.
John is a rookie free agent from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. His departure leaves the Giants with five tight ends: Evan Engram, Kaden Smith, Levine Toilolo, Garrett Dickerson and Eric Tomlinson.
View photos of the Giants' active roster as it currently stands.
OT Jackson Barton
WR C.J. Board
CB James Bradberry
LB Cam Brown
LB TJ Brunson
DB Adrian Colbert
LB Carter Coughlin
LB Tae Crowder
P Riley Dixon
LB Devante Downs
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DB Nate Ebner
TE Evan Engram
LB Kyler Fackrell
OT Cameron Fleming
RB Wayne Gallman
K Graham Gano
G Nick Gates
DB Madre Harper
G Will Hernandez
DL B.J. Hill
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
DB Darnay Holmes
DT Austin Johnson
QB Daniel Jones
LS Casey Kreiter
DE Niko Lalos
DL Dexter Lawrence
G Shane Lemieux
RB Dion Lewis
CB Julian Love
WR Austin Mack
LB Blake Martinez
LB David Mayo
QB Colt McCoy
DL R.J. McIntosh
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DB Xavier McKinney
RB Alfred Morris
OL Kyle Murphy
OT Matt Peart
S Jabrill Peppers
WR Dante Pettis
C Spencer Pulley
DB Logan Ryan
DE Jabaal Sheard
WR Sterling Shepard
WR Darius Slayton
(AP Photo/Michael Perez)
TE Kaden Smith
WR Golden Tate III
OT Andrew Thomas
TE Levine Toilolo
DL Dalvin Tomlinson
DL Leonard Williams
CB Isaac Yiadom
G Kevin Zeitler
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