Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton makes a catch as he participates in drills during minicamp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, N.J., on Thursday. Credit: Brad Penner
Darius Slayton may not have received the phone call that fellow receiver Sterling Shepard got during the draft, but the Giants’ third-year wideout got the message anyway.
There are no guarantees in the NFL, and now that the Giants have added free-agent Kenny Golladay and first-round receiver Kadarius Toney, there’s only so much room on the roster. Joe Judge gave Shepard a courtesy call to explain the team’s thinking on Toney, who also plays in the slot, and Slayton also understands that he’ll once again have to earn his way on to the roster.