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The New York Giants nailed down the man at wide receiver on Saturday, striking an interesting free agent deal.
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The Giants have signed a 28-year-old former 1,000-yard receiver for the Chicago Bears, according to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan.
“Free agent wide receiver Darnell Mooney will sign a one-year contract with the New York Giants worth up to $10 million,” Lanan wrote.
“Mooney, 28, joins Malik Nabors and Darius Slayton in the wide receiver room. With Nabors recovering from a torn ACL and a fully repaired meniscus in the offseason, his presence could be valuable.”
Shortly after Lanan’s report, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler revealed that the Philadelphia Eagles had interest in Mooney before he signed a deal with New York.
“Matt Nagy on the Giants is a factor,” Fowler said on X/Twitter. “Mooney has had a great relationship with Nagy since his days in Chicago. The Eagles were involved as well.”
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Although Mooney has cooled off since his stellar season with the Bears in 2021 (1,055 receiving yards and four touchdowns), the 5-foot-11 speedster should be a reliable weapon for Jaxson Dart.
Mooney is an underrated deep threat and running back who is approaching 1,000 yards receiving with the Atlanta Falcons in 2024-25. The Tulane product may not make an impact for some, but it’s hard to imagine him becoming a non-factor alongside Nabors and Slayton in New York.
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