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New York Giants claim P Johnny Townsend, waive P Ryan Anderson (Report)

Big Blue continues executing special teams transactions as they search for concrete answers.

On Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the New York Giants official website reported that the team has claimed punter Johnny Townsend off of waivers. Townsend previously played for the Oakland Raiders.

The Giants claimed P Johnny Townsend off waivers from the Oakland Raiders and waived rookie P Ryan Anderson.#NYGiants | @primepoint pic.twitter.com/B9FBBrKlg0

— Dan Salomone (@NYGsalomone) August 14, 2019

The Raiders drafted Townsend in the fifth round (No. 173 overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.