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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