The New York Jets have claimed recently waived New York Giants cornerback Corey Ballentine.
Ballentine was waived by the Giants on Tuesday in a slew of moves to make room for offensive lineman Will Hernandez, who is returning from the Reserve/COVID-19 list and wide receiver/kick returner Dante Pettis, who the Giants claimed off waivers last week.
Ballentine was the Giants’ sixth-round draft choice in 2019 out of Washburn. In his two seasons with Big Blue, he played in 22 games with four starts, two last year and two this season.
Ballentine started the first two games at right cornerback this season but began to lose time in Week 3 to Isaac Yiadom, Ryan Lewis and others. Last week in Washington, Ballentine did not play a single defensive snap.
Pettis will likely take Ballentine’s role as one of the Giants’ kick returners, where he averaged 21.2 yards on nine kickoff returns, with a long of 28 yards.
Ballentine had lost that job, too, as Dion Lewis was the Giants’ kick returner the past few games.
