The Giants’ efforts to add at the receiver position have still not ended. A third deal has been arranged after today’s workouts.
JuJu Smith-Schuster has agreed to sign with New York, as first reported by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport. He too was among the veterans who took part in a workout Monday morning. Like with Odell Beckham Jr. and Braxton Berrios, it has proven to be successful in this case.
Smith-Schuster, 29, had not previously been linked to interest from other teams. The 10th-year veteran has seen his production vary considerably from one season to the next over the course of his career, and the past two campaigns with the Chiefs were not among his best. A depth spot with the Giants will nevertheless be sought out with a familiar face present at the offensive coordinator spot.
Matt Nagy worked alongside Smith-Schuster in Kansas City. He is now the Giants’ offensive coordinator. Nagy will have several new faces to work with during training camp, although Berrios will of course be expected to operate primarily on special teams. Beckham and now Smith-Schuster will look to establish themselves as veteran contributors to a New York WR room which has undergone a number of changes in recent months.
Darius Slayton and Jalin Hyatt are still in the fold as returnees from 2025, but the Giants added Darnell Mooney and Calvin Austin during free agency. Those signings were followed by the decision to select Malachi Fields in the third round of the draft. That group will aim to complement Malik Nabers when he is fully recovered from a follow-up surgery on his knee. Whether or not Nabers will be available for Week 1 remains to be seen, though.
After topping 830 yards twice during his five-year run in Pittsburgh, Smith-Schuster had a productive first campaign in Kansas City in 2022 (78-933-3 statline). That was followed by a single season in New England and a pair of one-year Chiefs deals. During that span, the former second-rounder saw his production tail off as a member of offenses which largely struggled with efficiency. He will look to bounce back in New York as part of a crowded receiver room.
If anybody else wants the Giants to sign someone let me know
Dhop? Lmao
Dhop, Julio Jones and Antonio Brown will be signing tomorrow
victor cruz was spotted in the building also
Brick hands, big mouth.
Juju is still pretty good in the middle, and he is a great blocker, he does a lot of the dirty work up the middle……it’s a good signing, not a number one but a great number 3 receiver
Reckon he’d make a better TE?
Their new WR 1
Ok so Nabers, Mooney, Malachi, Odell, Austin, Hodgins, Slayton, Juju, Collins, Berrios that’s damn 10 WRs on a 53 man roster? No way they’re all staying
Ikr?! Like how many WRs does a team need, even if some are just camp bodies? Add four more guys (probably not serious options to make the cut, though) to your 10: Dalen Cambre, Xavier Gipson, Jalin Hyatt, and Ryan Miller. 14 total WRs on that roster rn!
Forgot about Hyatt. She should be odd man out easily. Same for Collins
You forgot Hyatt. And their TEs.
You’re always going to have injuries. By Week 1, at least one of those 10 will have suffered a season ending injury.
Plus Hyatt is a head case (and was drafted with Daboll’s recommendation). I can see him being cut before the exhibition games end.
Hyatt is a goner unless he puts up miraculous preseason plays or something. He could fit better on another team
167yds, 13 receptions
I can imagine the dance offs in practice between juju and Obj
Sign them all, let God sort them out.
I think God is busy helping the Saints determine what to do with their Kamara.
“We’re signing all the free agent WRs, then we’ll figure it out…”
Definitely will be interesting who makes the team.
Next the giants sign Lynn Swan, Plexiglass Burress and James Lofton