Giants' Darius Slayton desires to catch predecessors in Tremendous Bowl rings

[ad_1] New York Giants huge receiver Darius Slayton is coming into his seventh season with the membership and might be in for one among his greatest seasons but. The Giants have a gaggle of quarterbacks that may get him the ball and, if he can have an above-average season, may discover himself climbing the franchise's all-time lists for receiving information.

Heading into the 2025 season, Slayton is seventeenth all-time in receptions, 18th in receiving yards, and tied for twenty second in landing catches, per the Giants' official information. He's "44 catches away from Victor Cruz (twelfth), 733 yards from Ike Hilliard (tenth), and 6 touchdowns from Hakeem Nicks (tied for twelfth)."

That's all wonderful and good, however Slayton is not right here to easily accumulate stats. He desires to win, one thing the Giants have carried out solely as soon as in his six seasons in blue. He desires rings, like most of the huge receivers who he may go on the all-time lists this yr.

"I've profound respect … for all the blokes who performed earlier than me, all the blokes who have been good gamers right here earlier than me," Slayton stated in a Zoom name with reporters on Tuesday. "However finally, whereas it might be good to have the ability to go up people who have been such good soccer gamers, that is actually not my focus. It is not my main focus. Even when I had the NFL report for yards by way of seven years within the NFL, it would not change the actual fact of the video games that we have not been capable of win in my time right here.

"So, finally, that is my main focus. Any individual like Hakeem Nicks or Amani Toomer or Mario Manningham, Plaxico Burress, these sorts of guys, the envy I've for them is the truth that they received on the highest degree. Finally, I might a lot slightly catch them in Tremendous Bowl rings than I'd yardage. However hopefully if I am blessed sufficient to get previous them in yards, then so be it."

Head coach Brian Daboll has all the time been in Slayton's nook. There was a time when the 2019 fifth-rounder out of Auburn had a problem holding onto passes. He is gotten previous that for essentially the most half, however it's nonetheless a factor in many individuals's minds.

"It hasn't all the time been simple for him," Daboll stated. "He is had some rocky instances, and he is form of all the time persevered. … I do know the primary yr I obtained right here, the way it began out after which he simply saved on grinding and grinding and you've got an appreciation for individuals like that who're capable of climate storms and overcome issues, after which look fairly good at it popping out from the again facet."

Slayton could be the senior member within the huge receiver room, however he's not the highest canine. Final yr, he was focused 71 instances over 16 video games. That is almost half the targets that Wan'Dale Robinson obtained (140) and manner lower than workforce chief Malik Nabers (170).

Slayton should make one of the best of being the Giants' No. 3 choice and should work more durable to maintain that standing because the workforce has a slew of younger go catchers in camp hungry for targets.