Giants Receiver Dealing With Injury at Minicamp

New York Giants receiver Jalin Hyatt is entering the third year of his career, and after his disastrous 2024 campaign, he has found himself fighting for his football life.

Hyatt’s job won’t get much easier with veteran boundary receiver Darius Slayton re-signed to a three-year deal and blocking him out of a starting role. But with better quarterback play from Russell Wilson (and in the future, Jaxson Dart), there stands to be more production to go around and more opportunities for everyone, including Hyatt.

To his credit, Hyatt has put his discord with the coaching staff behind him and, by all accounts, was having a strong offseason program. That continued at minicamp, although his Tuesday ended early.

According to Dan Duggan, the Giants receiver suffered a minor injury at minicamp.

“​​WR Jalin Hyatt left a drill early in practice and is getting his left leg stretched by a trainer,” Duggan posted. “He then spoke to Daboll and appears done for the day.”

Hyatt struggled to hit the ground running as a rookie, finding 23 catches for 373 yards. In Year 2, things got worse. As his quarterbacks crumbled and the offense followed suit, Hyatt caught just eight passes for 62 yards.

For now, he needs to earn Wilson’s trust. The veteran spoke about his young receiver on Tuesday.

“I think that the biggest thing is just consistency that I can bring to him every day too and just making sure that I'm always giving him the extra opportunities down the field, but also not just down the field, but in any play we've got and spending extra time on the field,” Wilson told reporters.

“And he's got great work ethic, Jalin does, and I think he's got a great grit to him. I think that he wants to be great every day, and he's got all the special pieces to it all. I think what makes a great receiver is his ability to catch the ball and contest the situations. He does a great job of that, and he's got a great opportunity, in my opinion, this year to really set the tone in a great way.”

Fortunately for Hyatt, there doesn’t seem to be much concern about his injury. With a break until training camp, he’s set to get healthy and continue his strong offseason before attempting to redeem himself in 2025.

“I've got all the belief in Jalin and who he's going to be and what he's going to mean to us and make clutch plays for us when it really matters in great way. I'm excited for what he's going to do this year and the rest of his career.”