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ArticleNY Giants’ Darius Slayton aiming to outplay expectations again
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For the fourth time since being a fifth-round pick by the Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft, Slayton is being doubted and having to prove to a new coaching staff that he can add value to the offense.
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Slayton faces new coaching staff skepticism but has history of proving doubters wrong.

Slayton enters 2026 as the longest-tenured Giant following Dexter Lawrence's trade to Cincinnati, but faces significant competition for snaps and targets in a crowded WR room anchored by Malik Nabers. He must prove himself to new head coach John Harbaugh, marking the fourth coaching staff he's had to convince since his 2019 fifth-round draft selection. Slayton has a history of overcoming doubt: in 2022 under Daboll and Schoen (who were "clearly not Slayton fans"), he was inactive Week 1 and didn't record a target until Week 4, yet still caught 46 passes for a team-high 724 yards and earned a three-year, $36 million contract.

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