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New York Giants: 2024 reserve/futures contract scorecard

The New York Giants have begun signing players to reserve/futures contracts, so use the Giants Wire tracker to stay up to date.

The New York Giants are now officially in offseason mode and that means it’s time to begin signing players to reserve/futures contracts.

General manager Joe Schoen wasted no time and following exit interviews on Monday morning, began making his first personnel moves of the new year.

A reserve/futures contract (also known as a “futures contract”) gives the Giants (or any other NFL team) the rights to a certain player who did end the previous season on a 53-man roster. It includes practice squad players, free agents, and street free agents.

Reserve/futures contracts are often, but not always, for the minimum and are non-guaranteed.

  • RB Deon Jackson
  • WR Dennis Houston
  • OT Yodny Cajuste
  • OL Joshua Miles
  • OL Jalen Mayfield
  • DT Ryder Anderson
  • LB Dyontae Johnson
  • LB Jeremiah Martin
  • DB Kaleb Hayes
  • DB Stantley Thomas-Oliver
  • LB Tomon Fox

Additional signings in the coming days are likely and we’ll update this scorecard as moves are made.

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Giants sign LB Jeremiah Martin to practice squad

The New York Giants have signed rookie linebacker Jeremiah Martin, who went undrafted last April, to their practice squad.

The New York Giants will close out the regular season on Sunday afternoon against the Philadelphia Eagles, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a little roster tinkering left to be done.

On Monday, the Giants signed rookie linebacker Jeremiah Martin to their practice squad.

The 24-year-old Martin was signed by the Cleveland Browns after going undrafted out of Washington last April. However, he was waived as a part of final cuts and remained unsigned until general manager Joe Schoen picked him up off the street.

Martin was named First-team All-Pac-12 in 2022 after recording 41 tackles (21 solo, 11 for a loss), two forced fumbles, one pass defensed and 8.5 sacks. It was a career season for the 6-foot-3, 265-pounder, who saw little action at Texas A&M prior to his transfer.

Ironically, CBS Sports gave Martin a pro comp of current Giants linebacker Boogie Bashman ahead of the 2023 NFL draft.

Jeremiah Martin is a big, thick, fluidly athletic edge rusher. He’s lacking bend but otherwise very impressive athlete relative to his size. He’s a polished pass rusher who wins with a variety of moves. Some speed-to-power conversion, and he counters awesomely. He flashed a nice spin move. He’s a solid run defender, sets a sturdy edge and will chase from the backside. He’s not easily moved in the run game because of his mass and energy. Bend is an issue. He utilizes length to keep blockers off his frame. You rarely see him on the ground because of how well-built he is. He’s a ready-to-go three-down EDGE with a refined game as a pass-rusher.

Now the two are teammates… For at least one week.

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PFF’s 10 highest-graded defenders in Pro Football Hall of Fame Game

There was plenty to like from the defense on Thursday

The return of football didn’t bring any starters with it but there was still plenty to like for the Cleveland Browns during Thursday’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Game victory over the New York Jets. The Browns had several players flashing during the game including linebacker Tony Fields II who was flying all over the field. Edge Alex Wright looked faster off the line of scrimmage and made several nice plays against the run.

But according to PFF, some of the best play came from the defensive backs including rookie fifth-round pick Cameron Mitchell. Let’s take a look at the 10 highest-graded Browns defenders according to PFF from the victory over the Jets.

Nets carrying chip on their shoulders after ‘everybody was laughing at us’

The Brooklyn Nets are playing with some attitude in the Disney bubble, and their record has shown as much.

Things got a little tense toward the end of Tuesday’s game between the Brooklyn Nets and Orlando Magic after Wes Iwundu fouled Jeremiah late, stared down the rookie and appeared to have a few words. That prompted Justin Anderson to step in to defend his Nets teammate.

Anderson was also there when Iwundu started chirping again as the final buzzer sounded. Now, the rest of the Magic didn’t seem interested in getting in a fight with Brooklyn, but that may have been the result of how firmly Anderson barked back at Iwundu.

And Anderson’s reaction shouldn’t come as a surprise for Nets fans, for no other reason that he and his Brooklyn teammates have shown in the Disney bubble they’re not taking guff from anyone. Whether it’s Anderson v. Iwundu, Donta Hall v. Giannis Antetokounmpo or just the Nets’ overall play against teams like the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers, they’re tired of people thinking so little of them.

“Everybody was laughing at us saying the Nets were going to look like this and seeing things all over the internet saying we weren’t going to do this,” Jeremiah Martin said on Tuesday, per Brian Lewis of the New York Post. “So we just take that every day, every practice, keeping that chip on our shoulder, proving everybody wrong and showing everybody who we are.”

The question now becomes: how much can that chip do for the Nets against the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs?

Jeremiah Martin among Nets to set a career-high vs. Magic

Dzanan Musa and Chris Chiozza both set career-highs in the Nets’ win over the Orlando Magic, and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot tied one of his.

With Caris LeVert, Joe Harris, Jarrett Allen, Garrett Temple and Jamal Crawford all unavailable for the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, Jacque Vaughn needed players who don’t normally receive a ton of minutes to step up against the Magic — and they did.

Not only did Brooklyn win 108-96, but multiple Nets also set career highs in their win over the Magic, which also happened to be their only win over Orlando in four tries this season.

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot was the first to set a career-high in the win. He scored 17 of his 24 points in the first quarter. That’s the most he’s ever scored in the opening quarter of a game, and he tied his career-high for points in any quarter (he also scored 17 in the fourth quarter against the Magic on July 31.)

Jeremiah Martin tied Luwawu-Cabarrot’s overall output, finishing with 24 points, as well. With that, the rookie set a new NBA career-high in points, breaking the personal record he set against the Celtics on August 5 (20 points).

Dzanan Musa set two career-highs in the win with his 17 points and six assists. His previous career-high in points (14) came against the Dallas Mavericks in January of 2019 — this is also the first time Musa has cracked double-digits this season. Musa’s previous career-high in assists (five) came in November of 2018 against the Chicago Bulls.

Chris Chiozza also set a record for steals in a game with four. He’d previously logged two steals in a single contest on four separate occasions.

Nets finally get best of Magic; Chris Chiozza exits early with injury

Jeremiah Martin and Dzanan Musa both had big days in the Brooklyn Nets’ win over the Orlando Magic.

Once again, the Brooklyn Nets were without Caris LeVert, Joe Harris and Jarrett Allen — along with Garrett Temple and Jamal Crawford, on top of the other vital pieces not with the team in the Disney bubble — and, once again, Jacque Vaughn and company pulled off a win against an Eastern Conference playoff team.

After losing to the Orlando Magic in their first three 2019-20 meetings, the Nets finally got the better of the East’s No. 8 seed on Tuesday, earning their fourth Disney bubble win, 108-96.

Timothe Luwawu-Carbarrot was once again the team leader in scoring with 24 points, tying Jeremiah Martin’s output as the rookie logged the second 20-point game of his NBA career.

Dzanan Musa (17 points), Tyler Johnson (14), Lance Thomas (12) and Donta Hall (10) each finished in double figures, as well. Musa also had six boards and six assists.

Chris Chiozza was a pest on defense, finishing with four steals before leaving the game due to right adductor tightness.

The Nets are back in action on Thursday at 9 p.m. against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Nets’ Disney bubble roster finalized

Jeremiah Martin and Chris Chiozza will get another chance to prove themselves for the Brooklyn Nets in the Disney bubble.

The Brooklyn Nets roster has gone through more changes than any other NBA team taking part in the league’s restart in Disney World.

Kevin Durant (right Achilles) was the first to rule himself out for the resumption of the 2019-20 season, while Kyrie Irving (right shoulder) is continuing to rehab from surgery which ended his first season in Brooklyn early.

Then Nic Claxton (left shoulder) underwent surgery, and Wilson Chandler elected to opt-out. DeAndre Jordan also opted-out after testing positive for COVID-19. It took Spencer Dinwiddie two positive COVID-19 tests for him to opt-out.

And just when it seemed like Taurean Prince (tested positive for COVID-19) would be the last Net sidelined for the restart, Michael Beasley left the bubble after testing positive for COVID-19.

After all the mishaps, the Nets roster is finally set for the Disney bubble, along with all the other 21 NBA teams taking part in the restart.

Brooklyn’s bubble roster goes as follows (alphabetically):

  • Jarrett Allen
  • Justin Anderson
  • Chris Chiozza
  • Jamal Crawford
  • Donta Hall
  • Joe Harris
  • Tyler Johnson
  • Rodions Kurucs
  • Caris LeVert
  • Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
  • Jeremiah Martin
  • Dzanan Musa
  • Garrett Temple
  • Lance Thomas

Jeremiah Martin turning heads during Nets’ workouts at Disney

Chris Chiozza received quite a bit of attention heading into the bubble, but he’s not the Nets two-way player Brooklyn is talking about now.

The Brooklyn Nets could have chosen to turn both Chris Chiozza and Jeremiah Martin’s two-way deals into standard NBA contracts before entering the Disney World bubble, but they elected not to.

The pair was still able to travel with the team, and they can still play. Chiozza and Martin simply didn’t receive a greater investment from the Nets.

There was a point where it seemed like Chiozza might get a standard NBA deal ahead of the bubble, but Martin, not so much. Though, you’d never know that was the case based on the way Caris LeVert talked about him to reporters on a Zoom call on Monday, per Brian Lewis of the New York Post:

Jeremiah’s been a huge addition for us. He’s very quick with the basketball, makes great decisions, very good shooter, too. I liked him when he was in college in Memphis. It’s been cool to be on the same team with him and learn some things from him as well.

Jacque Vaugh also spoke highly of the NBA rookie:

I’d say Jeremiah Martin has been a surprise for us, his ability to compete. That’s all we ask at this beginning stage, is to compete. Whether that’s knowing the plays, knowing different implementation, or having yourself ready every day. I give him a pat on the back as well.

Martin is still way down Brooklyn’s depth chart, but maybe with the roster being in flux, he’ll receive an opportunity to do more in the bubble.

New NBA proposal lets Nets keep Chris Chiozza, Jeremiah Martin and add two more players

Whether or not the Nets turn Chris Chiozza and Jeremiah Martin’s contracts into full NBA deals, both may be able to travel to Disney.

When Kevin Durant said he wasn’t going to play when the 2019-20 NBA season resumes in Orlando at Disney World on July 31 and Kyrie Irving reportedly expressed he would travel with the Brooklyn Nets but as an inactive player, that opened up two spots for players on the roster.

As the NBA started to iron out the details of which players could be added, Chris Chiozza and Jeremiah Martin seemed like the sensible additions with the Nets stars sidelined. Though, the Nets could still add other players from the G League or elsewhere.

Well, now it turns out the Nets may be able to keep both of their two-way players and add two others, too.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the NBA is “planning to allow teams to bring up to 17 players per roster (including two-ways) into the resumed season.” Furthermore, J.R. Smith and Jamal Crawford are expected to be eligible, with Charania also reporting, “Players who have signed an NBA/G League deal this year or a previous year are expected to be available to sign in restarted season.”

Jeremiah Martin recalled from Long Island with Garrett Temple out

The Brooklyn Nets will have both of their two-way players with them for Friday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs.

The Brooklyn Nets have officially ruled Garrett Temple out for Friday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. He has a left ankle sprain.

With Temple being ruled out, the Nets have recalled a player from the Long Island Nets, Brooklyn’s G League affiliate. Rather than recall Nets rookie Nic Claxton or Dzanan Musa, Brooklyn recalled Jeremiah Martin — who, like Claxton and Musa, was previously ruled out against the Spurs with Long Island set to face the Lakeland Magic, Orlando’s G League team.

Martin is averaging 17.7 points per game for Long Island while playing 30.4 minutes per game this season. He’s also averaging 1.8 steals and 4.8 assists per game.

Martin has appeared in two games for Brooklyn, both of which were in January. The two-way player’s appearance against the Chicago Bulls on January 31 was his NBA debut. Martin then scored his first NBA points in Brooklyn’s game against the Golden State Warriors on February 5.