Giants designate Leonard Williams with non-football injury, waive 8 players

The New York Giants made a slew of  moves on Sunday which enabled the team to trim its roster down to 80 players ahead of the start of padded practices on August 17.

The Giants announced that not only did they cut eight players, but also placed Leonard Williams on the non-football injury list.

According to Art Stapleton, it looks like a hamstring issue found during Williams’ physical is the cause of his being placed on the NFI list.

Giants have used non-football injury designation for Leonard Williams to begin camp. Sounds like a hamstring issue popped up on his initial entry physical.

— Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton) August 2, 2020

In this case, calling it a non-football injury just means that the injury occurred away from the team. It’s procedural and likely will not factor into anything regarding Williams status. https://t.co/ZMNGxJN24l

— Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton) August 2, 2020

The eight players who were cut are as follows: running back Jon Hilliman, linebacker Chris Peace, safety Rashaan Gaulden, cornerback Shakial Taylor, quarterback Case Cookus, fullback George Aston, linebacker Oluwole Betiku, Jr. and defensive end Dana Levine.

New York also saw its second player opt out of the 2020 season, as wide receiver and kick returner Da’Mari Scott has informed the team of his decision. Of course, left tackle Nate Solder was the first.