Giants WR Darius Slayton was not at practice. His absence was excused by the team, per source.

Related players: Kadarius Toney, Wan'Dale Robinson, Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard

The tweet went on to say, for the sake of connecting dots, Blake Martinez was excused from practice last week and was released a day later. It's unclear if Slayton's situation will have a similar outcome, the tweet added. The Giants have been rumored to be making changes at WR. The team seems to be stuck with Golladay and his contract and youngsters Toney and Robinson probably aren't going anywhere, which could mean Shepard or Slayton end up on the roster bubble at some point. The Giants WR situation is one to watch once the season starts and roles are sorted out.

Though his development slowed as the summer moved along, second-round pick Wan'Dale Robinson is slated to start the season in the slot, apparently bumping Sterling Shepard down the pecking order.

Related Players: Kadarius Toney, Darius Slayton

Robinson's -0.2 average depth of target in the preseason portends a Rondale Moore-type rookie season, so let's hope the team was simply being vanilla with his usage to avoid tipping their hat. Regardless of who logs the most snaps from the slot this season, the Giants' receiving group leaves much to be desired.

Daboll said Kadarius Toney is “improving.” He had a good practice yesterday. They’ve ramped him up the last few weeks. “Hopefully he’ll be ready” for Week 1.

Related players: Wan'Dale Robinson, Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton

Toney can't seem to stay on the field so far through his young career. When he has been healthy, he's certainly flashed potential. As we point out in his bio, he's actually targeted pretty frequently whenever he was on the field. In fact, he was fifth in targets per route run among the 105 receivers with at least 38 targets and was 11th in yards per route run in that same sample. With Golladay, Shepard and Slayton having their own issues, Toney has a chance to emerge as the team's WR1, perhaps along with the rookie Robinson. The Giants WR situation is a fluid one at the moment.

WR Kadarius Toney hasn’t participated in any team periods. Hamstring seemed to be bothering him during individual drills.

Related players: Kenny Golladay, Wan'Dale Robinson, Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, Collin Johnson, David Sills

It always seems to be something with Toney. The Giants are deep at WR but they all seem to have their issues. It could be the reason why the team is singing the praises of guys like Johnson and Sills, saying they could not only make the team but also play. Reports say Toney's hamstring isn't serious so the team is maybe just being cautious here.

Thought this comment from Brian Daboll definitely stood out.

“Collin Johnson, David Sills, they’ve stepped their game up. I mean they’re right in the mix. Not just to make a team but to play.”

Related players: Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney, Wan'Dale Robinson, Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton

You'll have to search pretty far down the depth chart at WR to find Johnson and Sills. This very well could be coach-speak and a wake-up call for those bigger names ahead of them. The Giants are deep in terms of names at WR, but you can certainly find fault with most of the names too.

The Giants plan this summer with WR Kadarius Toney: “Let him go out there and practice,” coach Brian Daboll said.

Related players: Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, Wan'Dale Robinson

Daboll said in another report Toney is ready to practice and Raanan's tweet added the team will make modifications off that if necessary. Toney shined if only for a brief moment last season before injuries derailed him. The team is deep at WR in name but is looking for a lot more production from the position.

Giants WR Sterling Shepard suffered a torn Achilles during Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys and is done for the season.

Very unfortunate for Shepard, who had been battling injury all season and now is not only lost for the rest of 2021, but almost certainly will miss the start of the 2022 season. Shepard is still under contract with the Giants for two more seasons but will have missed 20 games in the last three seasons.

Giants WR Sterling Shepard (calf) is questionable for Week 15's game against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Giants are thinner at receiver with Kadarius Toney and John Ross out for COVID protocols. His insertion in the starting lineup would go a long way to giving the Giants a shot at scoring against Dallas.

Giants WR Kadarius Toney also tested positive, per the wire.

Related players: Darius Slayton, Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard

Toney was already out of action because of an oblique injury so even if he is vaccinated, tests negative twice in 24 hours, it's not clear if he'll play in Week 15. Slayton, Golladay and Shepard are the team's top-three WRs at this point, but Daniel Jones is out leaving Mike Glennon as the QB. The Giants take on the Cowboys in Week 15.

Giants WR Kadarius Toney (oblique) will not play Week 14 at the Los Angeles Chargers. WRs Sterling Shepard (quad) and Kenny Golladay (ribs) are questionable.

Related Players: John Ross, Darius Slayton

The Giants could once again be shorthanded at wideout and may be playing with their third-string QB. It is safe to avoid this passing game if possible.