The New York Giants are reportedly set to release embattled cornerback DeAndre Baker this week.
Baker, a first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, was charged with four counts of armed robbery and other related charges stemming from an incident in May in Miramar, Florida. That landed him on the Commissioner’s Exempt List, where he is going to stay until at least January when his case is set to move forward.
#Giants are set to release CB Deandre Baker, officially moving on from their ex-first rounder this week, source said. Not a surprise, they’d hinted at it… and recently gave away his number. Baker was on the Commissioner’s Exempt list after charges with 4 counts of armed robbery
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 7, 2020
Baker’s uniform number 27 has already reassigned by the Giants to cornerback Isaac Yiadom, who the team traded a seventh-round selection to Denver last week for.
Baker was the 30th pick in the 2019 draft out of Georgia and struggled to pick up defense coordinator James Bettcher’s system until very late in the season.
He was slated to battle Sam Beal for one of the outside corner spots this summer at training camp, but his legal issues keep him away. Beal didn’t make it, either, as he opted out of this season due to coronavirus concerns. Beal’s number 23 was also reassigned – to free agent defensive back Logan Ryan on Monday.