Giants' 68-Game Starter Is 'Getting Buzz' in Free Agency: Insider
Ahead of NFL free agency, a football insider reported that a New York Giants starter is garnering a lot of "buzz" around the league.
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An NFL insider relayed that one of the New York Giants' free agents was generating a lot of "buzz" at the NFL combine.
The New York Giants arenât expected to have too many highly coveted unrestricted free agents in 2025, but there is one player who has been âgetting buzzâ around the NFL according to ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler â and that is long-time NYG wide receiver Darius Slayton.
âItâs a thin free agent WR class, and Slayton has put up respectable numbers in a bad New York offense for years,â Fowler wrote on March 2. Adding that âhe also has raw speed. [And that] Slayton could be this yearâs Darnell Mooney.â
Unfortunately for the Giants, the ESPN reporter wasnât the only insider that heard Slaytonâs name come up at the NFL combine.
On March 3, Sports Illustrated NFL insider Albert Breer labeled Slayton as a potential âfree agent surpriseâ â a section of his article dedicated for players that âwill surprise people with what they bring homeâ salary-wise on the open market.
âIn six NFL seasons, [Slayton has] never even posted an 800-yard campaign, but he brings the element of speed, is still just 28, and could be a solution for a team that doesnât like whatâs widely seen as a so-so draft class at the position,â Breer relayed.
Similarly, Fowler categorized Slayton as an âunder-the-radar player who might do better than youâd think in free agency.â
Could Be Time for Giants to Let Darius Slayton Move on in NFL Free AgencySome have argued in favor of keeping Slayton at the right price, but if heâs generating enough intrigue to command a higher salary than expected, the Giants should just allow the former six-year contributor and 68-game starter (including playoffs) to walk in free agency.
Slayton is a good, solid player, but he can be replaced. In fact, he can be upgraded on fairly easily either in free agency or the draft if things break right.
The Giants also have more pressing positional needs that should take priority when push comes to shove. ESPN NYG beat reporter Jordan Raanan highlighted two of them while speaking on a podcast (shared on March 3 via Talkinâ Giants) â right guard and cornerback.
Per Raanan, Big Blue fans should expect the front office to be very active when it comes to filling both right guard and cornerback with a top-of-line veteran in free agency. This means improving upon 2024 starters Greg Van Roten and Adoreeâ Jackson â two more unrestricted free agents â which should also help prospects John Michael Schmitz and Deonte Banks as theyâre both directly impacted by the play of the RG and CB1/2 roles.
If the Giants were to plug all these holes, including quarterback, then and only then should they splurge on Slayton. But it makes more sense to buy low on more of a high upside wide receiver in 2025.
Will Giants Draft Pick Jalin Hyatt Get an Opportunity to Start if Darius Slayton Leaves?Another in-house candidate to replace Slayton is former third-round selection Jalin Hyatt.
On February 27, Raanan identified Hyatt as the Giants player most in need of a change of scenery in 2025.
âThe 2024 season was a disaster for Hyatt,â the reporter wrote. âHe started the summer as the No. 2 receiver behind Malik Nabers (ahead of Darius Slayton) and finished with eight catches on 19 targets for 62 yards and no touchdowns. That was in 16 games with three starts.â
âIt was clear from watching Hyatt that he was unhappy with the situation,â Raanan continued. âThis is a 2023 third-round pick with incredible speed who averaged over 16 yards per catch as a rookie.â
The beat reporter concluded that âconsidering his discontent, it might benefit everyone for him to have a fresh start elsewhere,â but would Slaytonâs departure provide Hyatt with a new lease on life?
Itâd certainly be a risky move to just hand Hyatt the starting job in 2025 without any sort of competition. So, the Giants shouldnât necessarily cater to him that much.
But attempting to develop him a little bit with a higher snap share couldnât hurt. After all, general manager Joe Schoen did trade up to get him in the draft.
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