{"id":38551,"date":"2026-08-11T12:52:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38551"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:52:57","slug":"darnell-mooney-has-chance-to-reset-with-giants-amid-roster-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38551","title":{"rendered":"Darnell Mooney has chance to reset with Giants amid roster battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Last summer, Darnell Mooney felt like he was on top of the world. He said he felt it was time to take over after a 2024 campaign with 992 receiving yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But on the first play of Falcons training camp, Mooney broke his collarbone. Then, after recovering and making his season debut in Week 2, he sustained a hamstring injury in Week 4 and was sidelined for another two games. On an Atlanta team that also dealt with quarterback uncertainty, Mooney finished with just 443 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the Giants, though, Mooney, now healthy and still just 28 years old, has a chance at a reset. He\u2019s part of a group of veteran wideouts competing for the final spots and has flashed chemistry with quarterback Jaxson Dart. He spent the first two years of his career in offensive coordinator Matt Nagy\u2019s system when Nagy was head coach of the Bears.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I can just be here,\u201d Mooney said when asked about his health and how it impacted last year. \u201cI can just be here in this moment and continue just to be in this situation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mooney, on a one-year deal, is fighting for roles and roster spots with Calvin Austin III, Isaiah Hodgins, Braxton Berrios, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Odell Beckham Jr. and Jalin Hyatt. 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/new-york-giants-darnell-mooney-137022384.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/new-york-giants-darnell-mooney-137022384.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/new-york-giants-darnell-mooney-137022384.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>Darnell Mooney speaks to the media after Giants practice on Aug. 10, 2025.  <span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s some of the things that I\u2019ve played with, the plays, he\u2019s done my first two years in the league,\u201d Mooney said of playing in Nagy\u2019s system. \u201cHe\u2019s got some new plays, but everything\u2019s kind of picking up speed from familiarity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>The Giants facility renovations \u2014 set to include a locker room stretching more than 6,000 square feet and a weight room spanning more than 11,000 square feet \u2014 have forced them to use a temporary locker room in a tent-like structure in a parking lot. Renovations aren\u2019t expected to be completed until 2028. And, as John Harbaugh said, \u201cIt\u2019s not Taj Mahal over there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Giants Training Camp Day 13: Deonte Banks Having &quot;Pretty Solid&quot; Camp | Blue Rush\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EOZRmCLVhCI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t sit here and lie to you and say it doesn\u2019t [impact operations],\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cIt does. \u2026 We have to make it better. It\u2019s as good as we could do right now, but you kind of learn real quick what you need. \u2026 So, we\u2019re going to be in here for probably two seasons so they can build this over here. It\u2019s going to be incredible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Center John Michael Schmitz Jr. missed practice again due to a concussion, and Harbaugh said that Bryan Hudson has \u201crisen to the occasion so far\u201d as Schmitz\u2019s replacement. \u2026 Dart\u2019s foot got stepped on during practice, but he was OK. \u2026 The Giants signed defensive back JT Woods and released defensive lineman Sam Roberts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>OLB Abdul Carter missed practice with a hand\/finger injury, but he\u2019s expected to \u201cprobably\u201d return Tuesday, according to Harbaugh. \u2026 Smith-Schuster (knee) and OL Lucas Patrick (knee) didn\u2019t practice. \u2026 DL Chauncey Golston was being evaluated after his head hit the turf and he left early. \u2026 CB Greg Newsome II, who left practice Saturday after a non-contact knee scare, is \u201cgonna be fine,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u2026 Hyatt appeared to get injured on the final play of practice and the team gathered around him, but Harbaugh expected him to be fine.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer, Darnell Mooney felt like he was on top of the world. 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