The Giants may be staring at another familiar kind of problem: a former player finding his footing somewhere else and making New York look bad in the process.
Greg Dulcich has been named a 2026 breakout candidate by The Athletic’s Jim Ayello, and after signing a one-year, $3.25 extension to stay with the Miami Dolphins, the 26-year-old tight end is lined up to become one of Malik Willis’ primary targets. For Giants fans, that kind of development would fit a pattern they know all too well.
Dulcich’s path through New York was brief and forgettable. The Giants claimed the 6-foot-4, 245-pound tight end off waivers in 2024 after injuries led the Denver Broncos to move on from him.
He finished his Giants stint with zero catches, zero yards and zero targets. He played in just five games before being released after an impressive 2025 preseason.
He later landed on Miami’s practice squad in 2025 and worked his way onto the active roster late last year. In limited snaps, he showed the vertical, dynamic traits that once made him such an intriguing prospect at UCLA.
If that production carries over, Dulcich would join a growing list of former Giants who left North Jersey and found success elsewhere, from Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley to Julian Love, Xavier McKinney and Leonard Williams.
The Giants, meanwhile, have kept searching for a real answer at tight end. Theo Johnson helped fill the void, but the team has been trying to land a true top-tier weapon there since the Jeremy Shockey days. They made a run at solving it by trading for Darren Waller in 2023, but that move unraveled because of injuries and an abrupt retirement.
Dulcich may not have been expected to save anything in New York. But if he does break out in Miami, he could become the latest former Giant to thrive away from MetLife Stadium.
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