Giants Officially Cut Eight Players

The full list includes:

1. CB Ugo Amadi
2. RB Damon Bankston
3. TE Josiah Deguara
4. DL Leki Fotu
5. WR Isaiah Hodgins
6. OL Brenden Jaimes
7. LB Anfernee Orji
8. WR Kobe Prentice

Deguara, 29, was a two-year starter at Cincinnati and earned first-team All-AAC honors his last season. The Packers selected him with the No. 94 pick in the 2021 NFL draft. 

Deguara signed a four-year, $4,547,766 rookie contract that included an $867,467 signing bonus. He played out the final year of his contract and was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent when he signed with Jacksonville for the 2024 season.

The Cardinals signed Deguara to a contract in May 2025 and he started the year on the practice squad before being released in November. He just recently signed on with the Giants. 

In 2025, Deguara appeared in 12 games for the Cardinals and recorded three catches for 21 yards and a touchdown.