Jordan Raanan
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Free agent broad receiver Darnell Mooney is signing with the New York Giants on a one-year deal value as much as $10 million, sources informed ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Saturday.
Mooney, 28, joins the broad receiver room alongside Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton. His presence may show useful with Nabers recovering this low season from a torn ACL and full meniscus restore.
The Giants, who’ve stated that Nabers is trending for a return in the beginning of coaching camp, also signed former Pittsburgh Steelers slot receiver Calvin Austin and re-signed Gunner Olszewski this previous week to fortify their broad receiver room.
New York misplaced Wan’Dale Robinson as a free agent to the Tennessee Titans earlier this week. He led the Giants in receiving yards final season.
Mooney is a participant the Giants had been stated to have curiosity in a number of years again earlier than he signed with the Atlanta Falcons. He was minimize earlier this offseason after two seasons in Atlanta.
With the Falcons in 2025, Mooney handled accidents and had a down season, with 32 catches, 443 yards and only a single landing. He broke his collarbone on the primary day of coaching camp and missed Week 1. Mooney additionally missed two different video games with a hamstring damage.
Mooney’s first season with the Falcons was arguably the most effective of his profession and he was a superb complement to high receiver Drake London. In 2024, Mooney had 64 catches for 992 yards and a career-high 5 touchdowns. Atlanta signed Mooney within the 2024 offseason from the Chicago Bears.
Mooney was drafted within the fifth spherical by the Bears in 2020. He eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark as soon as in Chicago with 81 catches and 1,055 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns in 2021.
