The Giants cut wide receiver Da’Mari Scott and defender Shakial Taylor, two players who applied the COVID-19 opt-out clause last season.
Scott had two catches in five games for the Giants in 2019. The Giants pulled Taylor out of the Broncos exemptions last July, but he gave up before he even took the field on the training ground.
According to the agreement between the NFL and the Players Association, players who chose to leave 2020 and received a stipend of $ 150,000 must pay this advance in cash if they are released in 2021. Players who were considered high risk have hired COVID- 19 – as The Giants left the Nate Solder – and received a $ 350,000 stipend, they don’t need to return the money.
It is not clear whether Scott and Taylor were considered high risk.