The New York Giants made the following roster moves on Friday, Aug. 29:
Free Agent Signing
- WR Gunner Olszewski
Practice Squad Additions
- LB Zaire Barnes
- OL McClendon Curtis
Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad
- OLB Trace Ford
Reserve/Injured
- CB Rico Payton
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
WR Gunner Olszewski
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
Olszewski made the initial 53-man roster, which was announced Tuesday afternoon, but was released the following day.
Olszewski played 10 games for the team in 2023 and spent last season on injured reserve. He returned to the Giants early in training camp after Bryce Ford-Wheaton suffered a torn Achilles during practice and was placed on injured reserve.
In 2023, Olszewski was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in the second-to-last game for the Giants after his 94-yard punt return touchdown against the Rams. It was the second-longest punt return in Giants history and the longest in 95 years.
The punt return touchdown was the second of Olszewski's career. On Dec. 6, 2020, he scored on a 70-yard runback for the New England Patriots against the Chargers in Los Angeles. In that game, Olszewski returned three punts for 145 yards (48.3-yard avg.), a performance that earned him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. He finished that season with a 17.3-yard punt return average that led the NFL and was the highest in Patriots history. Olszewski was selected first-team All-Pro.
Olszewski originally made the roster in New England as an undrafted rookie out of Bemidji State in 2019.
The Giants claimed Payton off waivers from the Saints on Wednesday.
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.
Practice squad additions
Barnes, 6-1 and 227 pounds, was waived by the New York Jets on Wednesday. The Jets originally selected the Western Michigan product in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Barnes appeared in four games as a rookie but missed all of 2024 with an ankle injury.
Curtis, 6-6 and 330 pounds, was released by the Arizona Cardinals on Monday. Undrafted out of Chattanooga in 2023, Curtis began his career with the Las Vegas Raiders, where he played under current Giants offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo. Curtis also spent time with Seattle, where he appeared in five games over the past two seasons.
Prior to the NFL, Curtis played 49 career games at Chattanooga with 38 starts (30 at right guard, seven at left tackle, and one at left guard). As a senior in 2022, Curtis started all 11 games, seven at left tackle and four at his customary right guard position. He picked up FCS first-team All-American honors and won the Jacobs Blocking Award, given to the top offensive lineman in the Southern Conference.
On Thursday, the Giants added three other players to the practice squad: linebacker Swayze Bozeman, tight end Qadir Ismail and safety Patrick McMorris.
Bozeman, 6-1 and 230 pounds, was waived by the Chicago Bears on Sunday. He spent last season with the Kansas Chiefs as an undrafted rookie out of Southern Mississippi. Bozeman played in the Chiefs' final six games, including all three in the postseason. He appeared in Super Bowl LIX and recorded two special teams tackles.
Ismail, 6-6 and 232 pounds, was waived by the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday. Ismail originally signed as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens in 2024 and spent the majority of the season on the practice squad. He has not appeared in a regular-season game. Ismail started his college career at Villanova before transferring to Samford. His father, Qadry, played 10 seasons in the NFL (1993-2002).
McMorris, 6-foot and 206 pounds, was waived by the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday. A sixth-round pick in the 2024 draft, McMorris played 97 special teams snaps and eight on defense in six games as a rookie. He missed the first 11 games with a foot injury. Prior to the NFL, McMorris transferred to California from San Diego State, where he was a first-team All-Mountain West selection in 2021.
View every move made by the New York Giants during the 2025 cycle.
WR Gunner Olszewski - Free Agent Signing (August 29)
CB Rico Payton - Reserve/Injured (August 29)
LB Zaire Barnes - Practice Squad (August 29)
G Curtis McClendon - Practice Squad (August 29)
OLB Trace Ford - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (August 29)
LB Swayze Bozeman, TE Qadir Ismail, DB Patrick McMorris - Practice Squad (August 28)
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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