New York Giants Practice Squad/Waiver Wire Updates

Follow along as we track practice squad and waiver wire additions beginning at noon.

Jul 24, 2024; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll, left, and general manager Joe Schoen talks with media at Quest Diagnostics Training Facility. / Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

(Last Update: Aug. 28 at 6: 00 p.m.)

Beginning at noon, the New York Giants and the rest of the NFL teams will begin rolling out their practice squad, a group of 16 players plus up to one player designated as an international exemption.

Of that group, ten must be rookies or second-year players, while the other six can have varying accrued seasons. The salaries for rookies and second-year players are $12,500 per week, and the minimum salary for vested veterans on the practice squad with at least three years of experience is $16,800 per week, with a max capped weekly salary of $21,300.

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Up to two practice squad players can be elevated each week by their respective teams to be available in a game before the player reverts to the practice squad 24 hours after the game is played without being exposed to waivers. 

Three such elevations are permitted per player before future elevations become subject to waivers.

Here is our running list of the Giants' practice squad transactions. Keep in mind that teams are not required to fill all of the slots right away. (Newest updates added at the bottom of the list.)

• LB KJ Cloyd: Cloyd had a strong finish to the preseason, logging 16 tackles against the Jets, which boosted him to a fifth-place finish among league preseason tackle leaders (21). Cloyd also had two tackles for loss as part of his preseason, during which he appeared in two of the Giants' three games, signing with the team after the first preseason week.

• FB/TE Jakob Johnson: Johnson played well for the Giants despite having no time to absorb the playbook. His versatility can serve as a reinforcement for both the tight end spot and on special teams.

• DB Alex Johnson: Johnson made the switch to safety and acquitted himself well this summer. Showing instincts and a nose for the football (plus having special teams value as a punt gunner), Johnson has some flaws in his game to clean up such as missed tackles, but there is a lot to like about his intangibles that just can’t be taught.

• S Raheem Layne: Layne was a late addition to the Giants roster. He is still working his way back from a torn ACL suffered last summer, so he’ll continue to have that opportunity to get himself right on the Giants practice squad. 

• OL Jimmy Morrissey: Morrissey played mostly with the second and third-team offensive lines this summer. Morrissey had a strong showing against the Jets in the preseason finale, staying in front of his man and moving well while also staying on his feet. 

• RB Dante “Turbo” Miller: Fan favorite Dante “Turbo” Miller returns to the practice squad as hoped and expected. It will be interesting to see if he’s elevated right away to help on kickoff returns, where the Giants still have some injury issues muddying those waters. 

• LB Ty Summers: Summers was with the Detroit Lions this summer, which gave the Giants a good opportunity to scout him up close. Summers,6-1 and 241 pounds, played his college ball at TCU and was originally a seventh-round draft pick by the Packers in 2019. He also played for the Jaguars Saints before joining the Lions this past offseason.  Summers has 60 career tackles, one pass breakup, and one fumble recovery in 67 career games (one start).

• K Jude McAtamney: Because of McAtamney’s international status–he was part of the NFL’s International Pathway Program–the Giants can add him to their practice squad with an exemption to where he doesn’t count against the 16-man limit.

• WR Isaiah Hodgins: Hodgins joined the Giants during the 2022 season and was an instant impact player, most notably going for nearly 200 yards total through the matchups with the Vikings. 2023 was unproductive for Hodgins, like most Giants receivers, but he's comfortable with the offense and has shown enough that the staff wants to keep him around.

• DL Casey Rogers: Rogers signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent this past offseason out of Oregon. Through the preseason, Rogers played in all three games and played almost the every snap against the Jets in the preseason finale.

• TE Lawrence Cager: Cager has been around the Giants organization since 2022 after making the move from wide receiver to tight end. After being banged up this preseason, he was cut before Tuesday's deadline but re-signed today.

• OLB Tomon Fox: Fox signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent following the 2022 Draft but has yet to make the opening 53-man roster. In the preseason finale against the Jets, Fox picked up six pressures sixa sack.

• OL Marcellus Johnson: After going undrafted in the 2024 Draft, Johnson signed with the Giants. Johnson is a converted tackle that spent his final season at Missouri playing tackle and guard before moving full-time to guard this preseason.

• OL Joshua Miles: Miles has been in the NFL since 2019, spending time at both tackle spots for the Cardinals, Falcons, and Giants. He could be further developed as a swing tackle that the Giants have been looking for.

• WR Miles Boykin: One of the few draft picks on the practice squad, Boykin was expected to make the final 53-man roster but didn't. His special teams contributions should help if injuries pop up.

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Waiver Transactions

Players with fewer than four years of accrued experience are subject to waivers. This means that all 32 NFL teams will have a chance to put in claims for eligible players who did not make an NFL team’s initial 53-man roster, the waiver wire order reflecting the 2024 draft order (the Giants are sixth on the waiver wire order).

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If a player the Giants want is claimed by a team above them, they lose out on that player. There is no limit as to how many waiver claims can be made, but for each player awarded to a team, it must remove a player from its initial 53-man roster.   

Based on the league's transaction report, the Giants were awarded just one player via waivers:

• Anthony Johnson, Jr.: Johnson, 6-0 and 205 pounds, played his college ball at Iowa State, where he was a safety. Johnson appeared in 12 games last year with four starts and recorded 24 tackles, one interception, and three pass breakups.

The Giants have cut defensive back Gervarrius Owens from the 53-man roster to make room for Johnson.

No Giants players who hit waivers were claimed by other teams. However, receiver Allen Robinson II signed with the Lions practice squad and cornerback Darnay Holmes signed with the Raiders.

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