Giants Roster Moves: Defensive Lineman R.J. McIntosh Waived, DL Elijah Qualls, Willie Henry Added

The Giants have waived defensive lineman R.J. McIntosh, their fifth-round draft pick in 2018, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports, citing McIntosh's agent, Drew Rosenhaus.

Giants are waiving former 5th-round pick, defensive lineman R.J. McIntosh, per his agent @DrewJRosenhaus.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 11, 2021

McIntosh was the 139th overall pick in the draft, out of Miami (Florida), where, in three seasons for the Hurricanes, he recorded 103 total tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and nine passes defensed.

His NFL career got off to a rocky start as he began his rookie campaign on the nonfootball injury list with an undisclosed condition. McIntosh would then appear in six games for the Giants that season, recording five tackles and one quarterback hit over those games.

McIntosh was active for 12 games the following year, recording 13 tackles and two sacks in limited playing time. Last season, he was a healthy scratch for all 16 games and coming into this year, he was thought to be a longshot to make the roster.

The Giants filled McIntosh's roster spot with free-agent Elijah Qualls. The 6-1, 321-pound Qualls was a sixth-round draft pick by the Eagles, for whom he played six games in 2017. He was credited with four tackles (three solo), and a quarterback hit.

Qualls, who played his college ball at Washington, was waived by Philadelphia at the end of training camp in 2018 and signed with the Panthers’ practice squad on Dec. 20 of that year and then to a reserve/futures contract at season’s end. On July 24, 2019, he was waived by Carolina and was briefly with the Ravens and Bucs during the 2019 training camp.

New York also signed defensive tackle Willie Henry, the Ravens' fourth-round pick in the 2016 draft. As a rookie, Henry was inactive for all but one of his first nine games before landing on injured reserve with a hernia issue.

Henry went on to play for the Ravens for two seasons, playing in 17 games with three starters. He recorded 36 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 12 quarterback hits and 4.5 sacks.

Henry was with the 49ers and Texans last season,a nd was with the Eagles earlier this year until July 25, 2021.

The Giants also announced they waived wide receiver Derrick Dillon, who signed with the team last year as an undrafted free agent, and linebacker Cale Garrett.

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