Well, it turns out surviving Sunday was only half the battle.
Head coach John Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen spent roster-cut day cleaning house, with former draft picks Evan Neal and Jalin Hyatt among the biggest names shown the door. Now comes the fun part: watching the New York Giants try to sneak some of the guys they cut back into the building.
New York can build out a 16-man practice squad, with the potential for an additional player through the NFL’s International Player Pathway program. More importantly, the Giants own the No. 5 waiver priority, giving Schoen an early shot at plenty of intriguing players who didn’t survive cut day from their respective teams.
Of course, there’s also some unfinished business with their own guys. Wide receiver Dalen Cambre, pass rusher Trace Ford, offensive lineman Ryan Schernecke, and running back Damon Bankston are among the names who could find their way back to East Rutherford after clearing waivers due to their youth and upside.
Considering around 1,200 players just got dumped onto the NFL transaction wire at once, things could get interesting real fast, so buckle up.
We’ll keep track of every Giants practice squad signing, waiver claim, rumor, and former player landing elsewhere right here as the madness unfolds. P-Squad, assemble.
Everything Giants fans need to know about the practice squad
- How does the practice squad work?
- Updated Giants practice squad
- Giants' practice squad rumors
- Where former Giants are landing after roster cuts
Last updated: Monday, August 31 at 11:33 a.m. ET
How does the practice squad work?
The practice squad gives a team 16 extra players to keep around as essentially a secondary roster behind the initial 53-man roster. They can elevate up to two players for any game, but each player can only be called up three times before that team has to sign them to the active roster.
They’re also fair game for the rest of the league, so another team can poach another team's practice squad player and sign them to its own 53-man roster.
Updated Giants practice squad
This will be updated as Big Blue starts filling out its P-Squad.
Giants' practice squad rumors
Dalen Cambre, WR/ST
Dalen Cambre feels like one of the most obvious practice squad candidates after getting waived on Sunday. According to Art Stapleton, Cambre fully intends to re-sign with Big Blue if and when he clears waivers, with the expectation that he’ll only leave if another team offers him a spot on its 53-man roster. With only five receivers on the Giants’ initial 53, bringing back the intriguing special teams ace makes all the sense in the world.
Braxton Berrios, WR/ST
Berrios was one of the more surprising cuts on Sunday, but it was almost immediately reported that he would be back with the G-Men for their Week 1 festivities against the Dallas Cowboys. Since he's a vested veteran, he's not subject to the waiver wire, meaning he can re-sign with them whenever. The idea is that they add him to the practice squad and elevate him to the active roster before kickoff.
Where former Giants are landing after roster cuts
This will be updated once former Giants players start signing with other teams.
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