Just 48 hours into training camp, the New York Giants have already lost three wide receivers to injury, including one for the season.
Corey Coleman suffered a torn ACL on Thursday, ending his year before it began, while Sterling Shepard suffered a fractured thumb that will likely keep him out until Week 1.
Darius Slayton, meanwhile, is dealing with a hamstring injury and will not participate in Friday’s practice.
Needing to immediately fix their depth at the position, the Giants will bring in rookie Flynn Nagel and several others for private workouts, and at least one retired veteran wouldn’t mind joining that group.
Chad Johnson, who last played with the New England Patriots in 2011, was quick to tweet the Giants on Friday. He reminded them he still loves the game and wouldn’t mind returning, even though it would come with 15 additional pounds.
Johnson, of course, was just throwing that suggestion out in a tongue-in-cheek manner, but former Giants wide receiver Corey Washington shared similar sentiments — and he wasn’t joking.
The 27-year-old Washington has bounced around the NFL since signing with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent out of Newberry College in 2014, making stops with the Giants, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys before spending 2018 in the CFL.
It’s unlikely the Giants kick the tires on Washington (or Johnson, obviously), but with options running thing, never say never.
