Report: Giants releasing veteran DB Jalen Mills

Field Level Media|published: 08/15/2024, 11:52am EDT

Jul 24, 2024; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants cornerback Jalen Mills (21) during training camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Facility. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

The New York Giants are releasing veteran defensive back Jalen Mills, ESPN reported Thursday.

Mills, 30, had been on the non-football injury list with a calf strain but is healthy now. Other teams are likely to be interested.

He signed a one-year, $1.38 million deal with the Giants in March that included $467,500 guaranteed, per Spotrac.

Mills recorded 45 tackles in 17 games (eight starts) with the New England Patriots last season.

A seventh-round pick by Philadelphia in 2016, Mills has seven interceptions, 53 passes defensed and 406 tackles in 106 games (83 starts) with the Eagles (2016-20) and Patriots.

Mills' release follows the reported signings of safeties Raheem Layne and Jonathan Sutherland, who worked out with the Giants on Wednesday.

--Field Level Media