Overview
- Dawuane Smoot, a 31-year-old veteran in his 10th NFL season, was signed to the New York Giants’ practice squad, a move confirmed by the NFL transaction report.
- The Giants worked out Smoot along with Yannick Ngakoue and Julian Okwara, and chose to add Smoot as a rotational, veteran depth piece rather than sign the other free agents.
- The roster push responds to a season‑ending knee injury to edge rusher Brian Burns and recent problems stopping the run that have prompted multiple veteran additions.
- Because Smoot is on the practice squad he must be promoted to the active gameday roster before he can play, so his immediate availability for upcoming games is conditional on a roster move.
- The signing continues a short-term strategy of accumulating experienced defensive-line options — including recent additions like Jihad Ward, P.J. Mustipher and C.J. Ravenall — to cover injuries and evaluate fits for playing time.