NFL free agency news: Giants unexpectedly waive backup quarterback Davis Webb

E.Jay Zarett

NFL free agency news: Giants unexpectedly waive backup quarterback Davis Webb image

Davis Webb is no longer a member of the Giants.

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In a surprise move, New York announced Sunday it had waived the 23-year-old backup quarterback. Webb was selected by the Giants out of California in the third round of the 2017 draft.

Webb entered training camp as the second quarterback on the Giants depth chart. Some believed he was in line to eventually become New York’s starter after veteran Eli Manning retired.

The Giants had been looking to trade Webb before cutting him, according to a report from ESPN. He never appeared in a regular-season game with the Giants.

New York picked former Richmond quarterback Kyle Lauletta in the fourth round of this year’s draft. It also has Alex Tanney to backup Manning.

 

The Giants will open the regular season against the Jaguars next Sunday.

 

E.Jay Zarett