Boogie Basham arrived at the Giants’ facility Tuesday afternoon following a trade from the Bills, and the first thing he did was hug GM Joe Schoen.
“He’s the reason I got drafted in Buffalo in the first place. So to come in here, he wanted me here, that’s like a little bond we got, for sure,” Basham said after participating in his first practice with the Giants on Wednesday. “Joe was one of the first scouts that contacted me and talked to me in the [draft] process. He was like, ‘I really want you in Buffalo.’
“So I knew this was gonna happen eventually. I just had that bond with him before he left [the Bills].” Schoen was the assistant general manager when Basham — a defensive end who the Giants plan to use at outside linebacker in their 3-4 schemes — was the Bills’ second-round pick out of Wake Forest in 2021.“We’ve got to get him out here and see what he can do,” said Giants coach Brian Daboll, who was Buffalo’s offensive coordinator when Basham was drafted. “He ran a different system, a 4-3 system at Buffalo with his hand in the ground, defensive end. But he’s 275 pounds. He’s a thick body.
New Giant Boogie Basham , who is thrilled to be reunited with Giants general manager Joe Schoen, goes against Oshane Ximines during practice.Daboll confirmed that a group headed by veteran receiver Cole Beasley, linebacker Oshane Ximines and quarterback Tommy DeVito have been signed to the practice squad.
Safety Bobby McCain , tight end Lawrence Cager , running back Gary Brightwell cornerback Cor’Dale Flott , safety Gervarrius Owens and linebacker Cam Brown did not practice., others with new numbers after cutdown day were Isaiah Simmons , Deonte Banks and Owens .
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