Monday morning hit like a freight train. While several general managers treated the start of the week as a casual placeholder, New York Giants GM Joe Schoen was doing his best Oprah Winfrey impression with free-agent wide receivers: "You get a contract! And you get a contract! And you get a contract!"
The day began with reports that Big Blue was working out four wideouts before OTAs resumed. They brought in Braxton Berrios, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Anthony Miller, along with Giants legend Odell Beckham Jr. It must have been one hell of a performance. The workout quickly turned into a signing frenzy, with Schoen throwing offers at Berrios, Beckham, and Smith-Schuster -- sorry, Anthony Miller.
On the surface, the timing makes sense. Gunner Olszewski is out for the year after tearing his Achilles on Friday. Darius Slayton recently underwent surgery for a core muscle injury; he is expected to miss the entire spring program, though the team hopes to have him cleared for training camp in July.
Even with those injuries factored in, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is an absurd volume of signings for a position group that was supposed to take a massive leap forward. That leap, however, was directly tied to Malik Nabers' health. By piling on these veteran additions, the G-Men all but admitted that Leek is further behind in his ACL recovery than anyone hoped.
Giants’ WR signing spree said the quiet part out loud about Malik Nabers
While the room is now filled to the brim, none of the signings will ease the concern over Nabers' knee. The reports about his second surgery -- more cleanup than anything else -- weren't great, but it was actually what head coach John Harbaugh didn't say that has left fans more worried.
When asked about Leek's recovery, Harbs gave the media an underwhelming, "It's not a simple knee injury." This came shortly after he talked about how the 22-year-old is in the 'slog' of his rehab. It's not promising.
But now splurging on three veteran free-agent receivers? That'll do nothing to quiet the uneasiness.
As a rookie, the former LSU star caught 109 passes for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games. He also made the Pro Bowl, immediately establishing himself as one of the best young receivers in the league. His 2025 season could have been even better had it not been for the injury, catching 18 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns in three games.
Those three games were a teasing glimpse of what should have been an emphatic sophomore breakout. Instead, the injury changed everything.
If we're being honest, none of these guys are guaranteed to survive final cuts in August. At this stage in their careers, they might just be camp bodies fighting for a last dance. But throwing three darts at the board in a single morning tells you everything you need to know about front-office anxiety nonetheless.
It certainly feels like the team is quietly bracing for the worst-case scenario with their franchise centerpiece.
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