The New York Giants have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Breon Borders, the club announced on Sunday. Borders, 29, is a 6-foot, 189-pound cornerback who spent the 2020 offseason with the Steelers.
John Michael Schmitz is also limited by a shoulder injury New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll announced before practice on Sunday that the team is activating rookie tight end Theo Johnson from the PUP list.
According to Dan Duggan, the Giants are signing CB Breon Borders to the roster. He takes the open roster spot left from when the team waived QB Nathan Rourke this morning. Borders, 28, wound up signing a three-year, $1.66 million contract with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent out of Duke back in 2017.
The Jets have a few veterans taking part in this weekend's rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. Multiple reporters at the team's facility shared pictures of the minicamp roster on Friday and it includes three experienced NFL players among the rookies.
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According to Zack Rosenblatt, the Jets are hosting three veteran free agents for workouts at their rookie minicamp, including RB Qadree Ollison, S Obi Melifonwu, and CB Breon Borders.
Both served as standard elevations Sunday night at Empower Field. Matt Sokol and Breon Borders have reverted to the New England Patriots’ practice squad after serving as standard elevations versus the Denver Broncos.