NY Giants: 3 potential training camp cap casualties

The NY Giants bolstered the talent across the roster this offseason, but that could lead to some tough decisions come cutdown day next month 

Competition is fierce during the NY Giants 2021 training camp. In fact, some would say it’s a little too fierce.

Retirement is never something you want to see before the season but sometimes players find out in preseason camp that they don’t have the necessary amount needed in the tank to grind through another NFL season.

What’s happening right now in training camp is not customary.

Giants coach Joe Judge is running players into the ground and players are dropping off left and right.

Regardless of the weirdness surrounding the NY Giants’ training camp, there are still more traditional departures coming before the season begins.

Team fits are under the microscope in August on the NFL calendar, and typically that results in certain players not being the fits they were perceived to be when initially signed.

Cap casualties are coming, and these 3 NY Giants are potential options to be such:

NY Giants potential cap casualty #1: Dante Pettis, WR

When the San Francisco 49ers initially signed Dante Pettis to a four-year deal, his contract had a big guarantee on both the front end and back end. When he first arrived to the Big Apple in 2020, his salary was modest.

If he sticks, it won’t be. He has a base salary north of $1.3 million coming his way should he survive training camp cuts.

That makes his performance thus far worrisome for the former Washington Husky. Fellow UW alum John Ross could be the guy manned with kickoff return responsibilities, shifting Pettis to the sidelines this preseason…and potentially the unemployment line after that.