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Giants Sign Four 2026 Picks, Fields Gets $7.2 M Deal

5/8/2026

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Giants Sign Fields

The New York Giants signed four 2026 draft picks, including Malachi Fields, to rookie contracts on Friday.
Fields got a four-year $7.2 million deal with a $1.7 million bonus, while the other three each received contracts worth $4.7 million and $300,000 bonuses.
First-round picks Arvell Reese, Francis Mauigoa and Colton Hood remain unsigned but can attend the minicamp, which opens Saturday and includes a meeting with John Harbaugh and GM Brandon Brown.

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Giants Release

Giants coach John Harbaugh released Swayze Bozeman, Elijah Chatman, Marlon Tuipulotu and Courtney Jackson on Thursday, May 7, 2026, to prioritize size.
Chatman, a SMU tackle who joined as a 2024 rookie tryout, appeared in all 17 games with 21 tackles, one sack and three starts.
Bozeman logged four special-teams tackles in six games.
Jackson, after missing the Broncos roster, joined the Seahawks practice squad on August 28, 2025.

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Giants Sign Fields

The New York Giants signed four 2026 draft picks, including Malachi Fields, to rookie contracts on Friday.
Fields got a four-year $7.2 million deal with a $1.7 million bonus, while the other three each received contracts worth $4.7 million and $300,000 bonuses.
First-round picks Arvell Reese, Francis Mauigoa and Colton Hood remain unsigned but can attend the minicamp, which opens Saturday and includes a meeting with John Harbaugh and GM Brandon Brown.

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