On Sunday, the New York Giants waived eight players en route to trimming their roster down to the NFL’s new limit of 80.
Of the eight players that were waived, four of them had regular-season playing experience — running back Jon Hilliman, linebacker Chris Peace, safety Rashaan Gaulden, and newly acquired cornerback Shakial Taylor. The Giants claimed the latter-most individual off waivers on Tuesday.
The other four players were quarterback Case Cookus of Northern Arizona, fullback George Aston of Pittsburgh, edge rusher Dana Levine of Temple, and edge rusher Oluwole Betiku of Illinois.
In actuality, the Giants roster currently consists of 81 players, but running back Sandro Platzgummer of Austria doesn’t count against the roster considering he’s an international pathway exemption.