Larry Donnell has been cleared by the Giants’ medical staff and signed his restricted free agent contract with the team on Tuesday. After suffering a neck injury last season and missing the final eight games, it was unclear whether Donnell would be able to return to the NFL and compete at tight end for the Giants this summer.
“Larry had the neck injury and he’s coming back and hopefully he’ll be able to continue to play,” Giants GM Jerry Reese said at the NFL Scouting Combine in February, comments many interpreted to shed doubts about Donnell’s recovery.
Donnell has the most experience among the tight end candidates for the Giants.