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# Giants Waive Eight Players Ahead of 2025 53-Man Roster Deadline
- URL: https://mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io/giants-waive-eight-players-ahead-of-2025-53-man-roster-deadline/
- Published: 2025-08-22T21:42:04.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-22T21:42:04.000Z
- Author: Matthew Nethercott
- Tags: #Migrated-1785938824366, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-05 10:07

In a major pre–53-man roster cut move, the New York Giants have officially released eight players as they pare down from the expanded preseason roster. The announcements were made on August 22, 2025 — just days before the NFL’s mandatory deadline

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In a major pre–53-man roster cut move, the New York Giants have officially released eight players as they pare down from the expanded preseason roster. The announcements were made on August 22, 2025 — just days before the NFL’s mandatory deadline to reach a maximum of 53 active roster spots.

**Released Players:**

WR Jordan Bly

ILB K.J. Cloyd

CB O’Donnell Fortune

ILB Dyontae Johnson

C Jimmy Morrissey

WR Zach Pascal

WR Montrell Washington

OL Jaison Williams

These moves came following the Giants’ concluding preseason win — a 42–10 win over the Patriots — and represent the first wave of cuts from the team’s 90-man roster as they approach the 4 p.m. ET submission deadline on Tuesday, August 26

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