Giants Re-Sign DT Montori Hughes, Cut PK Randy Bullock

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GIANTS RE-SIGN DT MONTORI HUGHES, CUT PK RANDY BULLOCK…
The New York Giants have re-signed defensive tackle Montori Hughes, who the team waived on September 4th when it claimed defensive tackle Randy Thomas off of waivers from the Carolina Panthers. To make room for Hughes, the Giants released place kicker Randy Bullock.

Hughes was originally drafted in the 5th round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. In his two seasons with the Colts, Hughes played in 16 games with one start. The Colts waived him in September 2015 and the Giants then signed him to their Practice Squad. The Giants signed Montori Hughes to the 53-man roster in November 2015. He ended up playing in seven games as a reserve, and finished the season with six tackles.

Bullock was originally drafted in the 5th round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans. He played in 35 consecutive regular-season games for the Texans until he was released in late September 2015. Bulluck then served as the New York Jets place kicker for eight games in 2015. The Giants signed Bullock in August 2016. He missed one of three extra point attempts against the Cowboys on Sunday.

It's possible between Jasper Brinkley ($1.7M) and Randy Bullock ($600K+) the #giants flushed $2.3M down toilet in the past week

— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) September 13, 2016

GIANTS PRACTICE SQUAD MOVES…
The New York Giants have signed linebacker Deontae Skinner to the Practice Squad. To make room for Skinner, the Giants terminated the Practice Squad contract of quarterback Logan Thomas.

Skinner was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the New England Patriots after the 2014 NFL Draft. He has spent time with the Patriots (2014-2015) and Eagles (2015-2016), the latter waiving him on August 22. Skinner is a big, instinctive linebacker with decent agility but who lacks speed.

Thomas was originally drafted in the 4th round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. The Dolphins claimed Thomas off of waivers from the Cardinals in September 2015 and the Giants claimed him off of waivers from the Dolphins in June 2016.

NEW YORK GIANTS COLOR RUSH UNIFORMS REVEALED…
The New York Giants have revealed their Color Rush alternate jerseys, which the team will wear for the December 22 Thursday night game against the Eagles in Philadelphia. The Color Rush jersey concept began last season for four Thursday Night Football games to commemorate 50 years of NFL games being broadcast in color. The games featured opposing teams wearing one-color matching jerseys, intentionally designed to clash with their opponent. The concept has now been expanded for all 32 teams. The Giants Color Rush jersey is modeled on the team’s 1980’s away uniform.

Giants unveil new color rush uniforms! READ: https://t.co/RZV4xYgbWE #TNF #ColorRush pic.twitter.com/RJeU4H1Wra

— New York Giants (@Giants) September 13, 2016

THE PLAYERS SPEAK…
Transcripts and video clips of the media sessions with the following players are available in The Corner Forum and at Giants.com:

• QB Eli Manning (Video)
• LB Jonathan Casillas (Video)

ARTICLES…

• John Jerry, Marshall Newhouse deliver | Giants-Cowboys film observations by James Kratch for NJ.com
• Upon further review: Examining Giants’ Ben McAdoo’s game management in debut by Dan Duggan for NJ.com
• Giants opener showed that WRs and 2016 draft class could be special by Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com
• Eli Manning’s support group includes brother Peyton, Tom Coughlin by Tom Rock of Newsday
• Brett Jones new kid on the block at fullback by Tom Rock of Newsday

WHAT’S UP NEXT…
The Giants return to practice at 11:40AM on Wednesday.