The 32-year-old had an underwhelming 2020, starting just four of his 12 games and recording 35 receptions for 388 yards and two touchdowns.
Linebacker David Mayo has also been released just one season into his three-year deal. The moves save the Giants $8.4m in cap space.
That position is of stark contrast to the call Douglas made last season on Darnold, who has struggled to get up to speed since being selected by the Jets with the third overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Darnold, 23, showed modest improvement from his rookie year to his second
The starter under center for the New York Jets heading into the 2021 NFL season is still to be determined, with new snippets of information coming to light daily. The latest is that New York's front office is willing to entertain the idea of trading three-year starter Sam Darnold.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets, who once considered quarterback Sam Darnold an untouchable asset, are open to listening to trade offers.
"I will answer the call if it's made," general manager Joe Douglas said Wednesday
New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas has a message for any teams interested in trading for Jets quarterback Sam Darnold: Call me.
Douglas confirmed Wednesday that he will not hang up the phone if teams
In this new era of Denver Broncos football, it’s the not knowing that might be the most frustrating part of this offseason.
When George Paton became the Broncos new GM, he replaced John Elway, which meant the media had to get used to a new man at the top of the organization
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against an immigrant who has lived in the country illegally for 25 years and who asserted he was wrongfully denied a chance to convince a judge his deportation would cause unusual hardship on his son, who is a U.S. citizen.
Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion and was joined by four of the court's conservatives. The high court found that Clemente Pereida did not meet the burden required to show he should have been allowed to present his case to an immigration judge.
