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Giants waive Montre Hartage with an injury settlement

The New York Giants have waived defensive back Montre Hartage off of IR with an injury settlement.

The New York Giants announced on Thursday that defensive back Montre Hartage, who was placed on IR earlier this week, has been waived with an injury settlement.

Provided he does not sign with another team, Hartage can not re-sign with the Giants until the injury settlement duration has passed plus an additional three weeks.

Hartage had a long and winding road with the Giants. He was originally claimed off of waivers from the Miami Dolphins in April of 2020, waived/injured that September before reverting to injured reserve, subsequently waived with an injury settlement and then re-signed to the practice squad in late October of last year.

In January, Hartage was then signed to a reserve/futures contract.

Hartage was promoted and active for just two games for the Giants last season — a Week 10 contest against the Philadelphia Eagles and a Week 14 game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Other notes: Former Giants DB Madre Harper has been signed to the Las Vegas Raiders’ practice squad.

Giants’ Montre Hartage, Cole Hikutini revert to IR

New York Giants DB Montre Hartage and TE Cole Hikutini have cleared waivers and reverted to injured reserve.

In an effort to get their roster down to 80, the New York Giants made several moves earlier this week. Including among them was defensive back Montre Hartage (shoulder) and Cole Hikutini (hip) being waived/injured.

As expected, both Hartage and Hikutini went unclaimed on waivers and reverted to injured reserve.

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Like so many others before them, Hartage and Hikutini are now eligible for injury settlements. They have five days to agree to settlement terms or will remain on IR for the duration of the season.

In the mean time, Hartage and Hikutini join a growing list of players on injured reserve. The team has placed a total of nine players on IR, including tight end Levine Toilolo, linebacker TJ Brunson and offensive lineman Kyle Murphy.

The Giants will have to decrease their roster size to 53 by 4:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday.

Giants activate Brandon Williams from IR, promote three from practice squad

The New York Giants have activated CB Brandon Williams from injured reserve and promoted three practice squad players.

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The New York Giants made a slew of roster moves on Saturday afternoon ahead of their Week 9 tilt against the Washington Football Team, including the activation of veteran cornerback Brandon Williams (groin) from injured reserve.

Williams takes the roster spot of fellow cornerback Ryan Lewis, who was placed on IR earlier this week with a hamstring injury.

In addition to the activation of Williams, the Giants also promoted defensive back Montre Hartage and running back Alfred Morris from their practice squad.

Both had been activated in Week 8 as well, with Morris seeing the most action in the game. He gained 28 yards on eight carries.

Finally, with guard Will Hernandez remaining on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, the Giants also promoted offensive lineman Chad Slade from the practice squad.

Like Hartage and Morris, Slade was also activated in Week 8.

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Giants sign guard Kenny Wiggins

The New York Giants have signed veteran offensive lineman Kenny Wiggins and returned three players to their practice squad.

The New York Giants announced on Tuesday that they have signed veteran guard Kenny Wiggins, who worked out for the team and went through COVID-19 protocols over the weekend.

Wiggins originally signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Fresno State in 2011 before spending time with the San Francisco 49ers (2012-2013), Los Angeles Chargers (2013-2017) and, most recently, the Detroit Lions (2018-2020).

The Lions released Wiggins on October 24.

In 10 NFL seasons, Wiggins has appeared in 79 games with 38 starts. In 2017 with the Chargers, he started all 16 games at right guard but has also played left guard over the years.

In four games this season, Wiggins has taken only a single snap.

The Giants also announced that defensive back Montre Hartage, running back Alfred Morris and guard Chad Slade have been returned to the practice squad.

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Giants sign Rysen John, Montre Hartage to practice squad

The New York Giants have signed TE Rysen John and DB Montre Hartage to their practice squad.

The New York Giants have decided to bring back project tight end Rysen John after waiving him earlier this year with an injury settlement.

The 6-foot-7, 237-pound John sports a unique blend of size and speed, posting a 4.60 40-yard dash prior to the 2020 NFL Draft.

John, a Canadian import, was also selected in Round 3 of the 2020 CFL Draft, but decided to give it a go with the Giants instead. And the Giants were certainly intrigued by the potential of the wide receiver convert, but a hamstring injury slowed that progress,

In addition to John, the Giants are also re-signing defensive back Montre Hartage to their practice squad.

Like John, Hartage was waived with an injury settlement back in September, but is now cleared to re-join the team.

Hartage originally signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted rookie out of Northwestern in 2019 and was added to their practice squad after failing to make the 53-man rosters. He was promoted to the active roster on December 1 and appeared in four games, recording eight tackles and one pass defensed.

Now in his return, the 6-foot, 190-pound Hartage will once again reunite with defensive coordinator Patrick Graham.

To clear room on the practice squad, the Giants terminated the contract of center Javon Patterson.

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Giants work out Corey Coleman, two others

The New York Giants hosted three players for workouts on Thursday, including wide receiver Corey Coleman.

The New York Giants had five players in for tryouts on Wednesday and that trend continued with three additional visits on Thursday.

Although the team is in Philadelphia for a Week 7 game against the Eagles, back in East Rutherford they are still hard at work looking to refine the roster and get players through COVID-19 protocol.

Wide receiver Corey Coleman, who was a surprise cut back in September, was among those in attendance.

Shortly after Coleman’s release, head coach Joe Judge implied that decision was made because the team was looking for more speed.

“We’re pleased with the wide receiver depth we have. I think we’re going into it right now with some speed at the position. That’s something we’re definitely looking to add right there,” Judge said. “I think we have good position flexibility with all of our skill players on offense. We feel good with where we’re at right now.

“Look, it’s the National Football League. We’re always looking to improve through our own roster development, develop through our practice squad, and throughout the year as different moves happen on different rosters, that can obviously impact our own roster as well.”

In addition to Coleman, the Giants started protocols on two other familiar faces: defensive back Montre Hartage and tight end Rysen John.

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Giants place David Mayo, Xavier McKinney on injured reserve

The New York Giants have placed S Xavier McKinney and LB David Mayo on IR, re-signed CB Brandon Williams and made some other transactions.

As expected, the NewYork Giants have placed rookie safety Xavier McKinney and linebacker David Mayo on injured reserve.

McKinney broke a bone in his left foot during camp and will likely be out until November. Mayo had a slight tear of the meniscus that required surgery but could be ready to return in a few weeks.

The reason the Giants did not place either player on IR before they cut their 53-man roster on Saturday was because that would have put them out of action for the season. By putting them on the roster and then placing them on IR makes them eligible to return after three weeks under the new NFL rules.

With McKinney and Mayo going on IR, the Giants had two open roster spots to fill and did so by re-signing veteran cornerback Brandon Williams, who had been released on Saturday, and tight end Eric Tomlinson.

Finally, safety Montre Hartage, who was also waived/injured on Saturday, cleared waivers and reverted to the Giants’ injured reserve list.

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Giants training camp preview: What to expect in the secondary

The New York Giants have a lot of young talent, but also quite a few question marks in their secondary entering training camp.

New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman has made major changes to the team’s roster (like it or not) since his arrival at the end of the 2017 season. Every unit — every position — has undergone some type of reconstruction, but no unit has experienced a greater overhaul than the secondary.

Gettleman has used both free agency and the draft to reform a unit that has been one of the NFL’s most yielding and forgiving the past several seasons.

Here’s a quick look at what to expect this summer at training camp.

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Gettleman reached into free agency and grabbed “young veteran” James Bradberry, a player he drafted during his days as GM in Carolina, signing him to a three-year, $43.5 million deal. He will be a starter on the outside. The 26-year-old Bradberry is considered one of the best all-around corners in the NFL.

Who will start across from Bradberry? Good question. It was thought to be DeAndre Baker, who the Giants have their fingers crossed could mature into a solid cover corner after a rough rookie season. But he’s still dealing with his legal problems in Florida. Even if that situation pans out, you can’t unring a bell. Baker could still be suspended and the Giants could see him as expendable.

Baker is still going to have to compete with a fairly large field of contenders for the job this summer as it is. Sam Beal, Corey Ballentine, Darnay Holmes, Chris Williamson and veteran Montre Hartage are all aiming for playing time and will give Baker a good run for his money.

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Dolphins make slew of roster moves ahead of Week 14

The Miami Dolphins have placed RB Kalen Ballage on injured reserve, cut S Montre Hartage and filed two waiver claims this week.

The Miami Dolphins are being forced to shuffle the deck once more due to injuries and performance on the field. Miami made two swaps of players on the 53-man roster yesterday, one on the heels of yet another injury and the other based on an early sample size for life in the NFL.

The Dolphins departing players are two youngsters — running back Kalen Ballage has been transitioned onto injured reserve after an injury suffered against the Eagles, while the Dolphins have cut UDFA rookie Montre Hartage after just one game on the active roster.

The Dolphins’ replacements include two fresh faces, there are no practice squad call-ups for the Dolphins in this round of changes. Miami has claimed running back Zach Zenner off of waivers via the Arizona Cardinals to take Ballage’s spot at the third active running back on the roster and Miami also tacked on WR Trevor Davis from waivers via the Oakland Raiders.

Davis is a former 5th-round draft selection by the Green Bay Packers and played his first three seasons in the NFL with the Packers before being cut by the Packers earlier this season.

For Miami, the absence of Ballage is the most notable shift on the roster, although rookie running backs Patrick Laird and Myles Gaskin appear ready to step in and split the bulk of the carries as the Dolphins look to find some stability in the running game. That stability won’t come until Miami gets some new bodies up front along the offensive line, but at the very least Laird and Gaskin have some more lateral agility than Ballage — that may help the team spring some bigger gains on the ground over the final 4 games of the season.

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Miami Dolphins cut DB Xavier Crawford, promote Montre Hartage

The Miami Dolphins have cut DB Xavier Crawford and promoted S Montre Hartage off the practice squad.

The Miami Dolphins’ secondary is a pretty depleted group of talent, especially when you compare it to the group the team was capable of fielding at the beginning of the season. The Dolphins have seen every starting player from the beginning of the year fall off the active roster for one reason or another — and while it may be a difficult challenge to pose for the team, the silver lining is that in Miami’s year of evaluation, the team can get young players out on the field and see who has what it takes to really “cut the mustard”.

And the team has had some success. Undrafted free agent Nik Needham is a promising talent based on his play thus far this season and the development he’s shown along the way.

But then there are others, such as Xavier Crawford — who came into Miami’s program midseason and failed to make any kind of positive impact whatsoever. And in this secondary, when you can’t make an impact, it’s pretty telling. Odds are you’re not going to stick around too long.

That’s now the case with Crawford, who was released yesterday from the Dolphins’ roster, according to a league source via the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson.

In his place, Miami will promote defensive back Montre Hartage from the team’s practice squad. Hartage had promising play during training camp during his transition from playing cornerback at Northwestern to a new role as a safety for the Dolphins — and has spent the year on the Dolphins’ practice squad developing his skills.

Miami will now call upon Hartage to find out just how much he’s learned in his few months lingering around the Dolphins’ team facilities. It’s a great opportunity for Hartage to make a splash and help sell the Dolphins that when the 2020 roster purge comes along, Hartage should come out the other side still a member of the Dolphins.

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