Report: Braxton Berrios set to return to Giants via practice squad

New York’s roster picture took a quick turn on Sunday when Braxton Berrios was released by the Giants, a move that immediately raised questions about the club’s plans for the veteran wide receiver and kick returner. According to reporting, the separation may not be the end of the relationship.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that the Giants’ intended avenue for Berrios’s return is the practice squad, not a different roster path. The report frames the timing as a preparation step for the start of the regular season, with the goal of keeping a known skill set in the organization as Week 1 approaches.

Practice squad signings can happen quickly when a team has the correct roster mechanism available, and the reporting suggests Berrios will not need to clear waivers to be reattached in this way. In practical terms, it would allow New York to preserve his role as a depth option while continuing to shape the active roster during the preseason-to-regular-season transition.

Berrios brings a particular profile to the Giants’ backfield of decisions because he is valued in two capacities: receiving as a depth wideout and returning kicks when games require reliable fielding and decision-making in space. Even when teams are still finalizing their top personnel groups, the ability to cover both specialties often makes players like Berrios attractive during the final roster builds.

The report also underscores how NFL teams sometimes manage personnel around roster limits and game-day availability. A release followed by a rapid practice-squad re-signing is not uncommon when a club wants the flexibility to continue evaluating other players while still retaining a veteran presence.

What to watch next is whether the Giants officially announce a practice squad agreement for Berrios and where he lands on the internal depth chart. If the signing occurs as reported, the next question becomes usage during the opening stretch of the season: whether New York keeps him on the practice squad as an insurance policy or elevates him if injuries, performance, or special-teams needs shift.

For now, the key takeaway is that Sunday’s release appears to be tied to roster logistics rather than an outright severing. The Schefter report places the expected continuation of Berrios’s Giants run on the practice squad in time for the first week of the NFL regular season.