After hosting a group of veteran wide receivers that also included former Bears first-round pick Anthony Miller, the Giants announced deals for Braxton Berrios, Odell Beckham Jr., and JuJu Smith-Schuster within hours of each other.
Giants signing WR Braxton Berrios. (via @adamschefter) pic.twitter.com/5m3crOAGQa
— NFL (@NFL) June 1, 2026
Wide receiver and return man Gunner Olszewski suffered a torn Achilles on Friday, a season-ending injury that immediately created a void at both the receiver and return positions that the Giants had not budgeted for heading into OTAs.
That void combined with the unresolved status of Malik Nabers, who is returning from a torn ACL suffered in September and whose clearance timeline head coach John Harbaugh described last week as "impossible to predict," left New York thin at the position heading into June.
Berrios is the most direct replacement for Olszewski in terms of function.
The eight-year veteran, who spent four seasons with the Jets before stints with the Dolphins and Patriots, fills the return role immediately and has experience playing in the New York market that gives him a familiarity with the environment other candidates could not offer.
He was an All-Pro return man in 2021 and led the league in yards per return that season, which is the specific credential that made him the most logical Olszewski replacement on the workout list.
Smith-Schuster brings a different kind of value.
The 29-year-old spent the last two seasons with the Chiefs, catching 33 passes for 345 yards and a touchdown across all 17 games last season in what he described as an "intangible" role fitting whatever Andy Reid needed.
Giants signing WR JuJu Smith-Schuster. (via @MikeGarafolo, @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/pF0zT1sJJj
— NFL (@NFL) June 1, 2026
The Giants' receiver room now features Darius Slayton and Jalin Hyatt as the incumbent contributors, with Beckham, Smith-Schuster, Berrios, Malachi Fields, and Beau Collins adding depth while Nabers works toward a return.
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