New York Giants rookie wide receiver Darius Slayton has been sidelined for several weeks due to a hamstring injury, but has been slowly working his way back.
On Tuesday, Slayton was on the field for the Giants’ toned-down practice and put his speed back on display, hauling in a long pass off the arm of rookie quarterback Daniel Jones.
But when will Slayton get into a game?
The Giants play the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night in Week 3 of the preseason, and there’s an outside chance Slayton could finally make his NFL debut.
“We’ll see. He’s getting really, really close to being in there. We’ll just have to see if he makes it,” head coach Pat Shurmur told reporters on Tuesday.
After a rough start in rookie minicamp, Slayton turned things around in late spring and early summer, even drawing praise as a player who had improved the most. And given other injuries to the team’s wide receivers, Slayton could turn out to be an exceptionally important piece, especially given his speed.
