Giants release Kelvin Benjamin on first day of camp, ending former receiver’s comeback as tight end

A lot for Kelvin Benjamin’s comeback story. Lower than three months after signing the previous Panthers large receiver, who was making an attempt to revive his NFL profession as a decent finish following a three-year hiatus, the Giants have released the former first-round pick. On Wednesday, Benjamin was seen leaving observe early on the primary day of New York’s coaching camp following what a number of reporters described as a prolonged and heated dialog with coach Joe Choose and common supervisor Dave Gettleman. Now, he is off the depth chart earlier than even kicking off a projected competitors at tight finish.

Benjamin, 30, took the sphere with the Giants Wednesday morning. Reports indicate, nevertheless, that Choose and Gettleman started assembly with the one-time Florida State standout earlier than warm-ups had even concluded. On the finish of their dialog, Benjamin eliminated his helmet and walked alone, off the sphere and again into the Giants’ amenities.

Benjamin initially signed with New York in Could following a exercise, and was set to compete with reserves Kaden Smith and Levine Toilolo for a backup function behind Evan Engram and Kyle Rudolph. He was final seen within the NFL as a reserve wideout for the Chiefs in 2018. A primary-round decide of the Panthers, he spent practically 4 years in Carolina, topping 1,000 yards as a rookie earlier than accidents and reported conditioning points led to a decline in manufacturing. He was traded to the Bills in 2017, occurring to play 18 video games for Buffalo.