Giants Add Cornerback Derrick Baity to Practice Squad

New York fills the opening created after losing linebacker Tuzar Skipper to the Steelers.

Patricia Traina | Nov 20, 2019

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The Giants have signed cornerback Derrick Baity to their practice squad.

The 6-foot-3, 188 pound Baity spent the summer with the Texans. He played his college ball at the Univerity of Kentucky where he never missed a game in 51 games.

Baity started 41 games for the Wildcats, recording 148 total tackles (112 solo efforts), six tackles for a loss, six interceptions, and 25 passes defensed. Baity also recorded two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

The Giants had the opening on their practice squad after the Steelers signed Tuzar Skipper off the practice squad and to their 53-man roster.

Skipper had originally been claimed by the Giants off waivers from the Steelers after training camp and had appeared in six games before being waived and then re-signed to the Giants practice squad.

Published Nov 20, 2019

PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.