Giants Cut Former Pitt DE
PITTSBURGH -- The New York Giants have waived a former Pitt Panthers defensive end just hours before the final deadline for NFL teams to cut their rosters from down from 90 to 53 players.
Habakkuk Baldonado was part of the Giants' latest round of roster cuts, according to a report from Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
Baldonado had racked up four tackles, a sack and a pass defended during three preseason games in New York.
He didn't begin playing football in the United States until 2017, but he quickly gained interest from FBS schools and eventually committed to Pitt. Baldonado arrived in 2018 and redshirted his first season, then was limited to four games during the 2020 season.
He burst onto the scene in 2021 by starting all 14 games at defensive end and earning second-team All-ACC consideration. While 2022 was an injury-riddled season for Baldonado, he started all nine games he appeared in and recorded five tackles for loss, two sacks and a blocked kick.
Baldonado closed his Pitt career with 99 total tackles - 22.5 for loss - 15 sacks and two passes defended in forty career games.
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