The Giants have started trimming their wide receiver room, and Ryan Miller is the first veteran to go.
New York released the fourth-year wideout this week, according to league insider Aaron Wilson. It comes after Miller got a meaningful look in the Giants’ preseason win over the Miami Dolphins, only to come away without much of a case for sticking around.
That’s been the story of Miller’s summer. He entered camp with at least a sliver of a shot, but the depth chart kept getting more crowded, and his path to the roster disappeared fast. With the Giants adding Odell Beckham Jr., Braxton Berrios, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, Miller slid all the way down the pecking order and never climbed back up.
The preseason opener against Miami was supposed to be his chance to make noise. Instead, he played 32 snaps on offense and six on special teams, and the ball never found him on 15 pass snaps. He also didn’t do enough as a run blocker to stand out in any meaningful way.
Miller’s release closes a brief Giants stint that began late last season, when New York claimed him off waivers and then brought him back early in the offseason. Before the wave of additions at receiver, he looked like someone who could compete for a roster spot. Once the room filled up, that possibility faded.
Miller spent his first three NFL seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after entering the league as an undrafted free agent. His biggest value there came on special teams, though he did find the end zone three times on 12 catches from 2024 to 2025.
And he’s not the only receiver on the bubble. The Giants still have more decisions to make before the season, with Smith-Schuster already gone and Beckham Jr. and Berrios still fighting for their places.
Jalin Hyatt and Isaiah Hodgins also appear to be headed out. Miller was the first to fall, but he almost certainly won’t be the last.
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