The Giants are entering Week 17 in a spot not many would’ve expected back in August. If they beat the Indianapolis Colts at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, New York will clinch its first playoff berth since 2016. Due to a number of circumstances, wide receiver Darius Slayton has played a role in Big Blue getting to this point.
It wasn’t always that way, though. Slayton was initially seen as an afterthought on the roster. Even with an already-thin wide receiver room.
General manager Joe Schoen tried to find a trade partner for Slayton to save $2.