The New York Giants today claimed safety Beau Brade (Ravens) and cornerback Rico Payton (Saints) off waivers. The second-year pros were released by their respective teams leading up to the NFL's 53-man roster deadline on Tuesday.
In corresponding moves, the Giants waived rookie cornerback Korie Black, the team's final pick of this year's draft, and terminated the contract of veteran wide receiver Gunner Olszewski.
Meanwhile, the Giants began to fill out their practice squad with 13 players, all of whom spent the offseason with the team.
Practice Squad Additions:
- DL Elijah Chatman
- OLB Trace Ford
- OLB Tomon Fox
- DL Elijah Garcia
- C Bryan Hudson
- WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey (veteran)
- G Jake Kubas
- S Raheem Layne
- K Jude McAtamney (international)
- RB Dante Miller
- DL Jordon Riley
- WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette (veteran)
- CB Dee Williams
Clubs are allowed 17 players on the practice squad, as long as one player qualifies and is designated as an international player.
View photos of the New York Giants' 2025 roster as it currently stands.
CB Paulson Adebo
DL Darius Alexander
CB Deonte Banks
TE Daniel Bellinger
S Dane Belton
LB Chris Board
S Beau Brade
OLB Brian Burns
OLB Abdul Carter
WR Beaux Collins
QB Jaxson Dart
DL D.J. Davidson
OL Jermaine Eluemunor
TE Thomas Fidone II
LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
CB Cor'Dale Flott
K Graham Gano
P Jamie Gillan
DL Chauncey Golston
DB Art Green
S Jevón Holland
T James Hudson III
WR Jalin Hyatt
TE Theo Johnson
CB Nic Jones
LS Casey Kreiter
DL Dexter Lawrence II
TE Chris Manhertz
OL Marcus Mbow
ILB Micah McFadden
ILB Darius Muasau
WR Malik Nabers
OL Evan Neal
S Tyler Nubin
DL Rakeem Nuñez-Roches
ILB Bobby Okereke
CB Rico Payton
CB Dru Phillips
DT Roy Robertson-Harris
WR Wan'Dale Robinson
G Jon Runyan
OL Austin Schlottmann
C John Michael Schmitz Jr.
RB Devin Singletary
RB Cam Skattebo
WR Darius Slayton
G Aaron Stinnie
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
T Andrew Thomas
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr.
G Greg Van Roten
QB Russell Wilson
QB Jameis Winston
The waiver pickups
Brade, 6-foot and 209 pounds, played 11 games for the Ravens as an undrafted rookie in 2024. He logged only 11 snaps on defense but played 207 on special teams, second-most among Baltimore's defensive backs.
Prior to the NFL, Brade played four years at the University of Maryland and was a college teammate of Giants cornerback Deonte Banks, the 24th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Brade appeared in 42 games (25 starts) for the Terrapins, totaling 177 tackles (115 solo), 11 passes defensed, 9.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, and one sack. He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2022 and 2023 and voted a team captain as a senior.
Brade was a seventh-round selection of the San Antonio Brahmas in the 2024 UFL Draft.
He prepped at River Hill (Clarksville, Md.) High School, where he was named the Howard County Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. His 450 career tackles rank second in Howard County history.
His father, Ron, played football at Virginia Tech.
Payton, 6-foot and 182 pounds, signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Pittsburg State in 2024. In 16 games as a rookie, he racked up 13 special teams tackles (10 solo) and broke up a pass.
Payton spent his final four college seasons at Pittsburg State (Kan.) after starting his career at Southern Illinois. In 2023, he was named a team captain and earned All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association honors.
View every move made by the New York Giants during the 2025 cycle.
S Beau Brade - Claimed off Waivers from BAL (August 27)
CB Rico Payton - Claimed off Waivers from NOR (August 27)
CB Korie Black - Waived, No Recall (August 27)
WR Gunner Olszewski - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 27)
WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette - Practice Squad Veteran (August 27)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Practice Squad Veteran (August 27)
K Jude McAtamney - International Practice Player Signing (August 27)
OLB Trace Ford, DL Elijah Garcia, OL Bryan Hudson, G Jake Kubas, S Raheem Layne, RB Dante Miller - Practice Squad (August 27)
DL Elijah Chatman, OLB Tomon Fox, DL Jordon Riley, CB Dee Williams - Practice Squad Exception (August 27)
OL Joshua Ezeudu - Reserve/Injured / Designated for Return (August 26)
RB Eric Gray - Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (August 26)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (August 26)
WR Da'Quan Felton, CB Tre Hawkins, TE Jermaine Terry - Waived, Injured (August 26)
T Stone Forsythe, WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey, DL Jeremiah Ledbetter, WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette, RB Jonathan Ward - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 26)
WR Dalen Cambre, DL Elijah Chatman, QB Tommy DeVito, TE Greg Dulcich, DL Cory Durden, OLB Trace Ford, OLB Tomon Fox, DL Elijah Garcia, OL Bryan Hudson, G Jake Kubas, S Raheem Layne, K Jude McAtamney, RB Dante Miller, S Makari Paige, DL Jordon Riley, WR Antwane Wells, DB Dee Williams - Waived, No Recall (August 26)
CB TJ Moore - Reserve/Injured (August 24)
S K'Von Wallace - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 24)
WR Zach Pascal - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 22)
WR Jordan Bly, ILB K.J. Cloyd, CB O'Donnell Fortune, ILB Dyontae Johnson, C Jimmy Morrissey, WR Montrell Washington, OL Jaison Williams - Waived, No Recall (August 22)
T Andrew Thomas - Passed Physical (August 19)
LB K.J. Cloyd - Free Agent Signing (August 4)
RB Jonathan Ward - Free Agent Signing (August 4)
LB Ty Summers - Reserve/Injured (August 4)
RB Rushawn Baker - Waived, Injured (August 4)
WR Gunner Olszewski - Free Agent Signing (July 28)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton - Reserve/Injured (July 28)
S K'Von Wallace - Free Agent Signing (July 22)
DB Anthony Johnson - Waived, Injured (July 22)
T Andrew Thomas - Declared Physically Unable to Perform (July 22)
RB Eric Gray - Declared Physically Unable to Perform (July 22)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Declared Non-Football Injury (July 22)
Giants receive 2026 sixth-round draft pick from Dolphins in exchange for conditional 2027 seventh-round selection and TE Darren Waller (July 7)
RB Cam Skattebo - Selection List Signing (June 18)
DL Darius Alexander - Selection List Signing (June 2)
QB Jaxson Dart - Selection List Signing (May 30)
OLB Abdul Carter - Selection List Signing (May 22)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Free Agent Signing (May 12)
CB T.J. Moore - Free Agent Signing (May 12)
DB R.J. Delancy III - Waived, No Recall (May 12)
DB Tommy McCormick - Waived, No Recall (May 12)
OL Marcus Mbow - Selection List Signing (May 9)
TE Thomas Fidone II - Selection List Signing (May 9)
CB Korie Black - Selection List Signing (May 9)
RB Rushawn Baker, WR Jordan Bly, WR Dalen Cambre, WR Beaux Collins, DB R.J. Delancey, WR Da'Quan Felton, OLB Trace Ford, DB O'Donnell Fortune, DB Tommy McCormick, DB Makari Paige, TE Jermaine Terry, WR Antwane Wells, OL Jaison Williams - Free Agent Signing (May 9)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (May 9)
DL Casey Rogers - Waived, No Recall (May 8)
CB Korie Black - Selected in the 7th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 246 overall) (April 26)
TE Thomas Fidone II - Selected in the 7th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 219 overall) (April 26)
OL Marcus Mbow - Selected in the 5th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 154 overall) (April 26)
RB Cam Skattebo - Selected in the 4th Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 105 overall) (April 26)
DL Darius Alexander - Selected in the 3rd Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 65 overall) (April 25)
QB Jaxson Dart - Selected in the 1st Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 25 overall) (April 24)
LB Abdul Carter - Selected in the 1st Round of 2025 NFL Draft (No. 3 overall) (April 24)
DT Ross Blacklock - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (April 15)
QB Jameis Winston - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 31)
LB Ty Summers - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 31)
QB Russell Wilson - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 26)
ILB Dyontae Johnson - Exclusive Rights Signing (March 26)
WR Zach Pascal - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 25)
OL Aaron Stinnie - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 25)
OLB Victor Dimukeje - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 21)
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 21)
OL Greg Van Roten - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 19)
DL Jeremiah Ledbetter - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 18)
LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles - Free Agent Signing (March 17)
CB Paulson Adebo - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
S Jevón Holland - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
WR Darius Slayton - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
DL Chauncey Golston - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
OL James Hudson III - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
LB Chris Board - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
OL Stone Forsythe - Free Agent Signing (March 13)
WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette - Re-signed (March 12)
DT Roy Robertson-Harris - Free Agent Signing (March 10)
P Jamie Gillan - Re-signed (March 8)
TE Chris Manhertz - Re-signed (March 8)
QB Tommy DeVito - Re-signed (March 8)
OLB Tomon Fox - Re-signed (March 7)
LS Casey Kreiter - Re-signed (March 5)
WR Montrell Washington - Free Agent Signing (February 14)
CB Nic Jones - Free Agent Signing (February 14)
DT Ross Blacklock - Reserve/Future (January 6)
C Bryan Hudson - Reserve/Future (January 6)
K Jude McAtamney - Reserve/Future (January 6)
C Jimmy Morrissey - Reserve/Future (January 6)
DT Casey Rogers - Reserve/Future (January 6)
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