Former New York Giants linebacker David Mayo has signed on with the Washington Football Team as a free agent.
We've signed LB David Mayo and C Tyler Larsen.
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) March 18, 2021
Mayo was released by the Giants earlier this year in a move that saved them $2.3 million against the salary cap. The Giants signed Mayo before the regular season in 2019 after he was released by the San Francisco 49ers. He had spent the previous four seasons with the Carolina Panthers where he was a fifth-round draft pick out of Texas State by then-general manager Dave Gettleman.
Mayo ended up being more than a special teamer after joining the Giants, filling in at linebacker for the injured Ryan Connelly. He started 13 games and finished second on the team in tackles with 82.
Last season, Mayo tore his meniscus and missed the beginning the season. He was up against much more competition for a job when he returned to action in October.
Mayo started just two games in 2020 and with all of the new faces at linebacker the team brought in via the draft, he no longer had a future in East Rutherford.
