Giants' Darius Slayton agrees to take pay cut, will make league minimum to stay in New York, per report

Slayton can earn more money by meeting playing time incentives

Throughout the offseason, it seemed as though Darius Slayton may be on his way out of northern New Jersey. The Giants brought in a new front office and coaching staff that did not select Slayton in the draft, and that group selected wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson in the second round -- adding him to highly paid Kenny Golladay and last year's first-round pick, Kadarius Toney, in addition to the rehabbing Sterling Shepard. 

Slayton seemed like he was the odd man out. Instead, Slayton Wednesday agreed to a pay cut Wednesday that will keep him with the team this season. According to Newsday, Slayton agreed to drop his salary from $2.54 million to just $965,000 -- the league minimum. Slayton does have a chance to earn more money through playing-time incentives, but for now the Giants save approximately $1.6 million against the cap.

Slayton seems somewhat unlikely to meet playing-time incentives barring injury, for the same reasons it seemed like he might be on his way out the door. After a rookie season in which he caught 48 passes for 740 yards and eight touchdowns, Slayton emerged as a starter during his second year and finished with 50 catches for 751 yards and three scores. He took a step backward last season in both playing time (64% of snaps) and production, totaling just 26 receptions for 339 yards and two trips to the end zone. 

With a minimum salary it's possible the Giants find a trade partner for Slayton at some point during the regular season, but at least for now, he'll be staying in New York for the beginning of the Brian Daboll era.