Giants release Dennis Houston, Jalen Mayfield with injury settlements

The New York Giants have released wide receiver Dennis Houston (hand/wrist) and offensive lineman Jalen Mayfield (leg/ankle) off of injured reserve (IR) with injury settlements.

Both Houston and Mayfield were longshots to make the Giants’ initial 53-man roster and their respective injuries essentially settled that.

Houston was waived/injured on August 20 when the Giants signed safety Clayton Isbell, while Mayfield was waived/injured as a part of final cuts this past Tuesday. Both players cleared waivers and immediately reverted to IR.

The 25-year-old Houston spent the 2022 season with the Dallas Cowboys before being signed to the Giants’ practice squad in 2023. He did not appear in a regular season game for the team.

Mayfield, 24, was a third-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2021 NFL draft. He was signed to the Giants’ practice squad at roughly the same time as Houston in 2023. He appeared in three games for Big Blue.

Houston and Mayfield are now free to sign with any other NFL team but can not re-sign with the Giants until after the terms of the settlement (however many weeks they agreed upon) plus three additional weeks.