The New York Giants have launched vast receiver Dennis Houston (hand/wrist) and offensive lineman Jalen Mayfield (leg/ankle) off of injured reserve (IR) with harm settlements.
Each Houston and Mayfield have been longshots to make the Giants’ preliminary 53-man roster and their respective accidents basically settled that.
Houston was waived/injured on August 20 when the Giants signed security Clayton Isbell, whereas Mayfield was waived/injured as part of remaining cuts this previous Tuesday. Each gamers cleared waivers and instantly reverted to IR.
The 25-year-old Houston spent the 2022 season with the Dallas Cowboys earlier than being signed to the Giants’ observe squad in 2023. He didn’t seem in a daily season recreation for the group.
Mayfield, 24, was a third-round choose of the Atlanta Falcons within the 2021 NFL draft. He was signed to the Giants’ observe squad at roughly the identical time as Houston in 2023. He appeared in three video games for Huge Blue.
Houston and Mayfield are actually free to signal with another NFL group however cannot re-sign with the Giants till after the phrases of the settlement (nonetheless many weeks they agreed upon) plus three further weeks.
