Giants Cut Najee Harris After Criticism of Running Back Rotation

WHO:

Draft Sharks - Najee Harris is a running back for the New York Giants.

FF Today - The New York Giants are releasing running back Najee Harris.

FF Today - Ian Rapoport, identified as an NFL.com reporter, reported the release on X.

FF Today - Cam Skattebo is another Giants running back mentioned in the team’s running back shakeup.

WHAT:

Draft Sharks - The Giants will release Harris, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.

FF Today - The Giants are releasing Harris in what the article describes as “another RB shakeup.”

FF Today - Harris had 4 carries for 2 yards in Week 6.

FF Today - Harris carried 31 times for 99 yards in a Giants uniform this season.

FF Today - After Week 6, Harris said: “It’s hard to get in a rhythm with one or two plays. But if you’re getting a play here and then get taken out for a series, there’s nothing you could do. That’s why I’m saying, ‘I don’t know.’ I’ve never been through none of this before.”

FF Today - Skattebo did not receive a touch in Week 6.

WHY:

Draft Sharks - The article links Harris’s release to his criticism of the Giants’ running back rotation.

FF Today - Harris expressed frustration about his usage, saying that limited plays and being removed for a series made it hard to get into a rhythm.

FF Today - The article describes the Giants’ running back room as undergoing a shakeup after Skattebo received no touch in Week 6.

HOW:

FF Today - Rapoport reported the release in a post on X.

The New York Giants are releasing running back Najee Harris, according to NFL.com reporter Ian Rapoport, in another shakeup of the team’s backfield. Harris had 31 carries for 99 yards with the Giants this season, including 4 carries for 2 yards in Week 6, while Cam Skattebo did not get a touch that week. Harris had criticized his limited role, saying it was hard to find a rhythm when he was used for only a few plays and then taken out for a series.