Free agent wide receiver Darnell Mooney is signing with the New York Giants on a one-year deal worth up to $10 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Saturday.
Mooney, 28, joins the wide receiver room alongside Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton. His presence could prove valuable with Nabers recovering this off-season from a torn ACL and full meniscus repair.
The Giants, who have said that Nabers is trending for a return at the start of training camp, also signed former Pittsburgh Steelers slot receiver Calvin Austin and re-signed Gunner Olszewski this past week to fortify their wide receiver room.
New York lost Wan’Dale Robinson as a free agent to the Tennessee Titans earlier this week. He led the Giants in receiving yards last season.
Mooney is a player the Giants were said to have interest in several years back before he signed with the Atlanta Falcons. He was cut earlier this offseason after two seasons in Atlanta.
With the Falcons in 2025, Mooney dealt with injuries and had a down season, with 32 catches, 443 yards and just a single touchdown. He broke his collarbone on the first day of training camp and missed Week 1. Mooney also missed two other games with a hamstring injury.
Mooney’s first season with the Falcons was arguably the best of his career and he was a good complement to top receiver Drake London. In 2024, Mooney had 64 catches for 992 yards and a career-high five touchdowns. Atlanta signed Mooney in the 2024 offseason from the Chicago Bears.
Mooney was drafted in the fifth round by the Bears in 2020. He eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark once in Chicago with 81 catches and 1,055 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 2021.
