THE New York Giants reportedly had veteran defensive lineman Armon Watts for a practice session Monday.
Didn’t see this: The Giants invited DL Armon Watts to practice yesterday, per source. The sixth-year veteran signed with the Patriots during the offseason, but was placed on IR during training camp. He recently got an injury settlement from the Patriots, so the Giants are probably…
-Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) October 15, 2024
Watts (6-foot-5, 307 pounds) began his career as a sixth-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings out of Arkansas in 2019. He played three seasons in Minnesota where his unit coach was Andre Patterson, who is currently the Giants. “Defensive line coach.
After being waived by the Vikings, Watts spent each of the last three seasons with different teams: the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots, who released him following a late injury settlement. august.
Watts has played in 72 games in the NFL, winning 22. He has 140 total tackles, seven for a loss and 8.5 sacks in his career.
The Giants appear to be fairly well positioned on the interior defensive line with Dexter Lawrence, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, rookie Elijah Chatman, DJ Davidson and Jordon Riley, but general manager Joe Schoen is still looking for ways to improve the list.
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