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Giants waive TE Kyle Markway, LB Mark McLaurin

The New York Giants have waived TE Kyle Markway and LB Mark McLaurin to make room for WR Cody White and OT Jackson Dennis.

The New York Giants may not have been able to get veteran cornerback Ross Cockrell under contract on Tuesday, but they were able to sign rookie wide receiver Cody White and rookie offensive tackle Jackson Dennis, each of whom visited over the weekend.

While the additions of White and Dennis were expected, it remained unclear who the Giants would part with in order to clear up the necessary roster space.

That question has now been answered.

The Giants announced on Tuesday that tight end Kyle Markway and linebacker Mark McLaurin have been waived.

The Giants signed Markway shortly after he went undrafted out of South Carolina in April. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound tight end was a long-shot to make the team due to the crowded nature at his position, and he wasn’t helped by an extremely limited college career. Markway had missed two seasons due to injury and had just six receptions prior to his senior season.

Like Markway, the Giants signed McLaurin as an undrafted free agent, but did so in 2019 with the intend of making him a “moneybacker” in James Bettcher’s then-defense. The Mississippi State product was injured early in training camp last year and spent his entire rookie season on injured reserve.

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Giants roster outlook: Upgrades, downgrades or lateral moves on offense

Giants Wire examines the New York Giants offense and the changes made this offseason, offering a verdict on each unit.

The New York Giants are excited about their prospects on offense this season. There’s an interesting mixture of old and new faces converging within the unit.

The team used first-round draft picks on offensive players the last four years and have supplemented those players with other high round picks and select free agents.

Here’s a quick outlook of the Giants’ 2020 offense.

Coaches

Gained: Joe Judge, Jason Garrett, Marc Colombo, others

Lost: Pat Shurmur, Mike Shula, Hal Hunter, others

Jason Garrett, a former Giants backup quarterback and head coach of the Dallas Cowboys the past 10 years, is the new offensive coordinator.

Garrett will bring a balance and some semblance of structure to the offensive game plan. He is a creative, aggressive play caller who has both the experience, temperament and talent to turn the Giants into a high-powered, respectable offensive team.

The staff is full of familiar faces: Marc Colombo (offensive line), Tyke Tolbert (wide receivers), Jerry Shuplinski (quarterbacks), Burton Burns (running backs) and Freddie Kitchens (tight ends) bring a legacy of success and experience to the Giants.

Verdict: Substantial upgrade

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2020 Giants training camp preview: Tight ends

The New York Giants have an seemingly deep group of tight ends, but what can you expect to see from them this year and in camp?

What can fans expect out of the New York Giants’ tight ends this season? Your guess is as good as anyone’s, but looking at the personnel in the group and the coaching staff, it’s a good bet they’ll play a prominent role in the offense.

New head coach Joe Judge comes from New England where they had a guy named Rob Gronkowski, one of the most prolific tight ends ever to play the game. Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett comes in from Dallas where they had a guy named Jason Witten, who was the most prolific tight end of his era.

Judge hired his old pal, Freddie Kitchens, to run the tight ends this year. Kitchens, as you know, was the head coach in Cleveland last year but he’s no novice when it comes to coaching tight ends. In 2006, he coached the Cowboys’ tight ends under a guy named Bill Parcells. He also coached the tight ends in Arizona from 2007-12.

Under Garrett, you can expect the Giants to line up with two tight ends on many snaps, also known as the 21 formation.

“Last season in Dallas, the Cowboys used 21 personnel on 91 total snaps, but 57 percent of those snaps were running plays that netted 4.9 yards per carry on average,” writes NJ.com’s Matt Lombardo. “Comparatively, the Giants only ran 21 personnel 48 times in 2019, perhaps offering a glimpse of what offensive coordinator Jason Garrett’s scheme might have in store.”

Those two tight ends are likely to be Evan Engram and Kaden Smith, but don’t discount the signing of the massive Levine Toilolo, whose blocking will provide a boost to the running game.

The Giants currently have seven tight ends on their roster, but that number is likely to be cut down when the team assembles for camp this week, as camp rosters will be trimmed to 80 players this summer instead of the usual 90 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here’s who will likely be part of the 80.

Evan Engram

Evan Engram is the primary tight end on the depth chart, but he’s just not big enough to play as an in-line end, so Garrett is likely to get creative with him and likely will be used as a split end a la Jordan Reed, Delanie Walker, Darren Waller etc.

Of course, the Giants would love to see Engram emerge as a workhorse in the mold of Travis Kelce, Zack Ertz and George Kittle. But at this point, the Giants will be happy if the injury-prone Engram can stay healthy for 16 games.

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