EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Versatile veteran Landon Collins is returning to the New York Giants, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
Collins is being signed to the team's practice squad to start, with the expectation that he could be used in a variety of roles in coordinator Wink Martindale's aggressive defense.
The Giants second-round pick in 2015 has played both safety and, in recent years, linebacker. He spent the previous three seasons in Washington.
Collins' career started promisingly for the Giants. He finished third in the NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting in the 2016 season, when he had 125 tackles, 4.