EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Second-year wide receiver Jalin Hyatt has denied asking the New York Giants to trade him if they were not going to use him.
Speaking Friday after the team's final practice for Sunday's game in Cleveland, Hyatt said he was surprised by an ESPN report that discussed his lack of playing time in the first two games, and included a multi-sourced report that said during a practice late this summer he said that if the Giants weren’t going to use him, they should trade him. A speedy third-round draft pick out of Tennessee in 2023, Hyatt said he has never talked to general manager Joe Schoen about a trade, either recently or during the summer. He said his relationship with coach Brian Daboll is good.
He also did not recall talking at a practice this summer about a deal. “I didn’t say that. I don’t know where that came from, but that’s false,” Hyatt said.
“I love being here. Joe, Dabs, I got so much respect for trading up for me and getting me. So, whatever that rumor was, it’s not true at all.
” The interest in Hyatt has peaked with the Giants dropping their first two games. He was one of quarterback Daniel Jones' main targets in training camp and caught a lot of deep balls. He seemed to fall out of favor with Daboll just before the season.
Veteran Darius Slayton became the No. 2 wideout behind sensational rookie Malik Nabors, with Wan'Dale Robinson being the slot receiver. The result has been Hyatt has been on the field for 26 plays in .