{"id":164012,"date":"2026-03-15T09:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/164012\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T09:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:36:05","slug":"new-york-giants-are-signing-a-former-1000-yard-wide-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/164012\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants are signing a former 1,000-yard wide receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 15, 2026, 5:07 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

Darnell Mooney is headed to the New York Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler reports that Mooney agreed to sign with the Giants in free agency on Saturday. The deal is a one-year contract worth up to $10 million.<\/p>\n

Mooney recorded 443 receiving yards and one touchdown in 2025 during his second season with the Atlanta Falcons. The six-year veteran wide receiver previously played for the Chicago Bears\u2014the team that drafted him in the fifth round (No. 173 overall) in 2020\u2014from 2020 to 2023. He achieved a 1,000-yard season in 2021, finishing with 1,055 yards.<\/p>\n

The Giants add a former 1,000-yard receiver after Wan\u2019Dale Robinson departed for the Tennessee Titans in free agency this offseason. Robinson was New York\u2019s leading receiver last season with 1,014 yards.<\/p>\n

Mooney, who is five years removed from his career-high 2021 campaign, bolsters the Giants\u2019 receiving corps.<\/p>\n

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Mooney will enter his age-29 season in the NFL with the Giants in 2026.<\/p>\n

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