The New York Giants could hand Gabe Davis a lifeline after the wide receiver’s brutal axing by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday.
Almost two weeks after they took Travis Hunter, who plays both receiver and cornerback, with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft, the Jaguars released Davis – just one year after signing him to a multi-year contract.
The wideout signed a three-year, $39million deal with the Jaguars just last offseason but played only 10 games, finishing with 20 catches for 239 yards after suffering a season-ending knee injury in November.
Now, it has been suggested that New York could end up be a landing spot for the 26-year-old, according to the New York Post.
Giants general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll have strong ties to Davis from their time together with the Buffalo Bills, The Post reported. Both Schoen and Daboll overlapped with Davis for one year in Buffalo after he was drafted in 2020.
The Giants overlooked strengthening their wide receiver corps in the NFL Draft last month and didn’t bring in any high-profile free agents prior to the selection in Green Bay.
The New York Giants could hand Gabe Davis a lifeline after he was axed by the Jaguars
Giants head coach Brian Daboll (L) and GM Joe Schoen are familiar with the wide receiver
Davis was a fourth-round pick out of Central Florida by the Bills while Schoen still served as ᴀssistant general manager in Buffalo in 2020. Daboll was the team’s offensive coordinator at the time.
‘He clearly defined what he looked for, and in the fourth round there’s that guy that checked all those boxes,’ Schoen said back in 2022.
‘He’s done a really good job, every staff I’ve been on, clearly defining what he wants and that makes it so much easier for the personnel staff to go find those players and identify them. Again, when the value meets where we see them, you have a lot of success when you do that.’
Davis hauled in seven touchdown pᴀsses during his rookie season with the Bills, going on to register 27 touchdowns in his four years in Buffalo.
He inked a three-year deal with the Jaguars as a free agent last offseason but finished the season on the sidelines.
Davis suffered a non-contact knee injury late in the third quarter of their game against Detroit after trying to sprint away from Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold.
The 26-year-old immediately started limping in pain before eventually sitting down on the turf as he was checked over by Jacksonville medical staff.
Davis was drafted by the Buffalo Bills while Schoen and Daboll were with the franchise
After leaving the game, he was later seen with his left knee in a brace while using crutches before it emerged he suffered a meniscus tear.
Earlier in what was a dismal season for the Jaguars, Davis and quarterback Trevor Lawrence also nearly came to blows during a heated sideline altercation in the team’s Week 5 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts.
They got into it after they failed to connect on a play, leading to a fourth down. Lawrence spiked his tablet to the turf in anger amid the pair’s heated exchange.
Davis reportedly had to be held back from hitting his quarterback by guard Brandon Scherff as he furiously ranted at Lawrence.
