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Giants release 8 players ahead of 53-man roster deadline

Aug 23, 2025 at 07:29 PM

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Dan Salomone

Senior Managing Editor, Giants.com

ROSTER-MOVE

The New York Giants released the following eight players ahead of Tuesday's 53-man roster deadline:

WR Jordan Bly
ILB K.J. Cloyd
CB O'Donnell Fortune
ILB Dyontae Johnson
C Jimmy Morrissey
WR Zach Pascal
WR Montrell Washington
OL Jaison Williams

The moves came the morning after the Giants wrapped up the preseason with a 42-10 victory over the Patriots.

NFL clubs must cut down to their initial 53-man roster by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, paring down from the current limit of 90.

The claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at noon the following day. The Giants are third in the claiming order on the waiver wire. After that, clubs may establish a practice squad of 17 players, as long as one player qualifies as international.

The Giants open the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7 at Washington.

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CB Paulson Adebo

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CB Paulson Adebo

DL Darius Alexander

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DL Darius Alexander

CB Deonte Banks

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CB Deonte Banks

TE Daniel Bellinger

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TE Daniel Bellinger

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S Dane Belton

LB Swayze Bozeman

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LB Swayze Bozeman

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S Beau Brade

OLB Brian Burns

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OLB Brian Burns

OLB Abdul Carter

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OLB Abdul Carter

WR Beaux Collins

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WR Beaux Collins

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QB Jaxson Dart

DL D.J. Davidson

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DL D.J. Davidson

OL Jermaine Eluemunor

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OL Jermaine Eluemunor

TE Thomas Fidone II

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TE Thomas Fidone II

LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

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LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

CB Cor'Dale Flott

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CB Cor'Dale Flott

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K Graham Gano

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P Jamie Gillan

WR Xavier Gipson

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WR Xavier Gipson

DL Chauncey Golston

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DL Chauncey Golston

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DB Art Green

S Jevón Holland

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S Jevón Holland

T James Hudson III

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T James Hudson III

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WR Jalin Hyatt

TE Theo Johnson

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TE Theo Johnson

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CB Nic Jones

LS Casey Kreiter

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LS Casey Kreiter

DL Dexter Lawrence II

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DL Dexter Lawrence II

TE Chris Manhertz

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TE Chris Manhertz

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OL Marcus Mbow

ILB Darius Muasau

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ILB Darius Muasau

WR Malik Nabers

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WR Malik Nabers

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OL Evan Neal

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S Tyler Nubin

DL Rakeem Nuñez-Roches

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DL Rakeem Nuñez-Roches

ILB Bobby Okereke

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ILB Bobby Okereke

WR Gunner Olszewski

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WR Gunner Olszewski

CB Dru Phillips

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CB Dru Phillips

DT Roy Robertson-Harris

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DT Roy Robertson-Harris

WR Wan'Dale Robinson

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WR Wan'Dale Robinson

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G Jon Runyan

OL Austin Schlottmann

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OL Austin Schlottmann

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C John Michael Schmitz Jr.

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C John Michael Schmitz Jr.

RB Devin Singletary

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RB Devin Singletary

RB Cam Skattebo

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RB Cam Skattebo

WR Darius Slayton

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WR Darius Slayton

G Aaron Stinnie

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G Aaron Stinnie

OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux

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OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux

T Andrew Thomas

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T Andrew Thomas

RB Tyrone Tracy Jr.

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RB Tyrone Tracy Jr.

G Greg Van Roten

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G Greg Van Roten

QB Russell Wilson

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QB Russell Wilson

QB Jameis Winston

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QB Jameis Winston

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