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ArticleNY Giants trade candidate: WR Josh Downs wants out of Indianapolis
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The Giants have become a team that uses multiple tight ends, or a tight and fullback Patrick Ricard, on a high percentage of plays. Isaiah Likely is listed as a tight end, but has really become the slot receiver. Per Pro Football Focus, Likely has aligned in the slot on 255 of his 370 snaps this season. Malik Nabers has also been increasingly aligning in the slot. Over the past three games, Nabers has been in the slot 50 times — almost 17 times per game.
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Giants' slot crowded with Likely (255 slot snaps), Nabers (17 per game recently); Downs snap share unclear.

The Giants have become a team that uses multiple tight ends or a tight and fullback Patrick Ricard on a high percentage of plays. Isaiah Likely has aligned in the slot on 255 of his 370 snaps this season, and Malik Nabers has been increasingly aligning in the slot—50 times over the past three games, nearly 17 times per game. Downs would compete for snaps against Malachi Fields and the tight ends, raising questions about whether the Giants would actually deploy him meaningfully.

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