Darius Slayton likely didn’t expect to be cut by the New York Giants. He’d been such a reliable player for them for years and years, but at the end of the preseason, they determined they didn’t have a spot for him.

The longtime Giant will play somewhere else in 2026

Darius Slayton had been the longest tenured player on the Giants roster before the team announced his release on Monday.

The Indianapolis Colts have gotten out to a terrible start of the 2026 regular season. Indy is 0-2 headed into Week 3 and is already losing important players to injuries. But one positive has been reuniting QB Daniel Jones with a familiar face from his Giants days.

Darius Slayton was watching last Sunday night's game between the Colts and Chiefs, which meant he saw Colts wideout Alec Pierce leave the game after aggravating a heel injury.

Wide receiver Darius Slayton entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick in 2019 with the New York Giants. He immediately formed a bond with the team's top pick in that draft, quarterback Daniel Jones.