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New York Giants cut former Georgia OL

The New York Giants have cut former standout Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson.

The New York Giants have cut former standout Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson. Wilson was on New York’s practice squad. Wilson, a former first-round pick, is finishing his second season in the NFL.

Wilson played alongside several former Georgia Bulldog teammates in New York including: Lorenzo Carter, Jake Fromm, Azeez Ojulari, Andrew Thomas, and Tae Crowder.

Isaiah Wilson began his career with the Tennessee Titans, but off-the-field issues caused the Titans to trade Wilson to the Miami Dolphins. Later, Miami released Wilson.

Isaiah Wilson still has a lot of talent. He was the No. 29 selection of the 2020 NFL draft, but Wilson must be more consistent if he wants to excel in the NFL.

The Giants signed Isaiah Wilson to their practice squad on Sept. 29. The NFL is allowing larger practice squads this season. New York has issues along their offensive line and a large support system for Wilson, so it made sense to bring in the former first-round pick.

The New York Giants reported the news:

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Former Georgia Bulldog gets new NFL opportunity

Former standout Georgia Bulldog offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson is getting another NFL opportunity with the New York Giants.

Former standout Georgia Bulldog offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson is getting another NFL opportunity with the New York Giants. Wilson, a former first-round pick, is entering his second season in the NFL.

Isaiah Wilson began his career with the Tennessee Titans, but off-the-field issues caused the Titans to trade Wilson to the Miami Dolphins. Later, Miami released Wilson.

Now, Wilson will look to lean on former Georgia Bulldog teammates in New York. Wilson should have a significant support system with the Giants, who have four of Wilson’s former UGA teammates: Lorenzo Carter, Azeez Ojulari, Andrew Thomas, and Tae Crowder.

Isaiah Wilson still has a lot of talent. He was the No. 29 selection of the 2020 NFL draft, but Wilson must balance his life better like he did at Georgia.

The Giants signed Isaiah Wilson to their practice squad on Sept. 29. The NFL is allowing larger practice squads in 2021 and New York has issues along their offensive line, so it makes sense to bring in Wilson.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the news:

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Former Georgia Bulldog LB out for season for New York Giants

Former UGA linebacker Lorenzo Carter is out for the season for the New York Giants with an Achilles injury.

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Former University of Georgia linebacker Lorenzo Carter is out for the season. Carter, who plays for the New York Giants, suffered a torn Achilles Sunday afternoon against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Giants are 0-5 to start the season and it is a tough blow to lose one of their better pass-rushing linebackers to injury. Carter will have Achilles surgery to repair the injury. The Achilles surgery is one of the toughest recoveries for an athlete to undergo. Best of luck to Lorenzo Carter in the process.

Carter played for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2014-2017. The New York Giants selected him in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Carter had one sack on the season for New York. He’s started 19 games over his three year NFL career and has 9.5 career sacks.

The New York Giants reported the unfortunate news via their official Twitter account:

Lorenzo Carter’s injury adds more adversity to the slate for the Giants. New York is already missing Saquan Barkley for the season.

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Giants part ways with former Georgia first round draft pick

The New York Giants announced today that they have released former first-round draft pick DeAndre Baker. 

The New York Giants announced today that they have released former first-round draft pick DeAndre Baker.

Baker, 23, was charged with four counts of armed robbery last month after allegedly committing the robbery at a house party in Miramar, Florida last May.

Seattle defensive back Quinton Dunbar also surrendered to police in May but was not charged due to lack of evidence. Both Baker and Dunbar were placed on the commissioner’s exempt list but Dunbar was removed from the list in August.

The Giants selected the former Georgia Bulldog all-American with the 30th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft. He played in 16 games last season, starting the final 15. Baker had a dissapointing rookie season and he finished the season with 61 tackles and 8 pass breakups. Baker was expected to start at cornerback for New York this season. New Yourk paid dearly for Baker, trading the 37th, 132nd and 142nd overall selections in the 2019 draft to the Seattle Seahawks in order to draft the cornerback.

New York Giants to release former Georgia Bulldog DB

Former Georgia Bulldog defensive back Deandre Baker is set to be released. Baker was a first-round pick for the New York Giants in 2019.

Former Georgia Bulldog defensive back Deandre Baker is set to be released. Baker was a first-round pick for the New York Giants in 2019. Now, the Giants are looking to cut ties with the 2018 Jim Thorpe Award winner.

Earlier this offseason Baker was accused of armed robbery and aggravated assault with a firearm. With his mounting legal troubles, the New York Giants are moving on from him.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport first reported the news in what has been a troubling year for Deandre Baker:

We’ll keep you updated on the status former UGA corner Deandre Baker. It will be unlikely that he’ll have any suitors as a free agent due to his pending legal issues and his status on the Commissioner’s Exempt List.

Baker’s release is yet to be official, but it is imminent. The Giants have given away Baker’s No. 27 jersey to corner Isaac Yiadom.

The selection of Baker is proving to be a costly one for New York Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman, who may be on the hot seat soon.

Dec 1, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Deandre Baker (18) reacts on the bench with teammates after being defeating by the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

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Former New York Giant Carl Banks defends Deandre Baker after rocky NFL start

Former New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks said former Georgia football corner Deandre Baker is capable after mediocre rookie year.

Former New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks, now a Giants radio commentator and analyst, defended former Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker recently.

Banks said on Twitter that the Giants 2019 first-round pick is capable, but he has to show willingness to learn coming off a rough rookie year.

The former Georgia corner was a dominant defensive presence for the Bulldogs in his time in Athens. In 2018 at Georgia, Baker was a All-American and Jim Thorpe Award winner. (given to the country’s top defensive back)

Baker’s performance at UGA hasn’t exactly translated to the NFL yet. In his first year, Baker had seven touchdowns scored against him where he was the closest defender on the field. A big contrast to his four years at Georgia where he only allowed one touchdown. However, after a rocky start to his rookie season, Baker picked it up and began playing like we knew he could.

Via the New York Post:

“To whom much is given much is expected,” Banks said. “If he wasn’t held accountable and he didn’t have a structure by which he should have been held accountable from play to play, series to series, then you can expect that.’’

With the Giants hire of new head coach Joe Judge from the Patriots, Baker should have plenty of opportunities to improve and prove himself as a first-round pick moving forward.

 

Once considered a bust, Giants CB Deandre Baker turning it on

Former Georgia football CB Deandre Baker was once seen as a bust, but is now turning it on for the New York Giants.

Deandre Baker is one of the best defensive backs in the history of Georgia football. He simply locked down every wide receiver that he ever faced off against in college.

The New York Giants used a first round pick on Baker, hoping his lockdown skills would translate to the NFL.

For the first half of the NFL season, it was not looking good for Baker or the Giants. He was getting beat regularly, giving up a ton of room to receivers to make easy catches and was being targeted by opposing quarterbacks.

But that was then.

Now, Baker has been playing like one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.

Good for Baker, a former Jim Thorpe Award winner who is now playing like we knew he could.

Being a first round draft pick yields a lot of pressure, and one guy who knows a lot about that pressure is Giants running back Saquon Barkley.

Barkley talked with the New York Post about Baker and his rookie season.

“When you come in as a first-rounder, everyone sets expectations for you and there are expectations that you set for yourself and the kind of player you want to be,’’ Barkley told The Post on Friday. “Bake comes in every single day and works to get better and better. Obviously, he probably didn’t start the season how he would like to start his career. But these last couple weeks, he’s been playing lights out. He was a big reason why we got our first win in a while last week.’’