Insider: Giants WR Kenny Golladay 'running routes this summer with the stiffness of a mannequin'

Kenny Golladay is less than three years removed from finishing a 2019 campaign in which he racked up 1,190 receiving yards, a league-leading 11 touchdowns and made his first Pro Bowl. Since then, it's been mostly a struggle for the 28-year-old Northern Illinois product.

After an injury-plagued 2020 season -- his final year with the Detroit Lions -- Golladay signed with the New York Giants in March 2021. Over 14 games last season, he produced just 37 receptions on 76 targets (good for a career-worst 48.7 catch percentage), with 521 receiving yards and he finished with zero touchdowns for the first time in his five NFL seasons.

According to ESPN's Jordan Raanan, things haven't looked great this summer at training camp for Golladay.

"He has been running routes this summer with the stiffness of a mannequin and was curiously on the field playing with the backups in New York's final preseason tuneup this past Sunday. Much like his first season with the Giants, it was strange and eye-opening," Raanan wrote in a piece published Thursday morning. "Golladay is an $18 million per year veteran player. You don’t expect him competing in the final preseason game alongside players who are fighting for their professional lives. But he played 51 snaps this preseason, the most of any wide receiver to make the Giants roster, and caught one pass on four targets for 6 yards. He also dropped a potential touchdown in the preseason opener."