Giants cut Juju Smith-Schuster as fight for wide receiver spot intensifies

One former Steeler in the door, while another departs.The Giants signed running back Najee Harris on Tuesday and opted to release Juju Smith-Schuster in a corresponding move, The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy confirmed.Smith-Schuster was expected to compete for one of the depth roles at wide receiver for Big Blue, and now hits the open market where he hopes to latch onto a new team.Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.

His release could be a boon to Odell Beckham Jr.’s prospects of making the Giants, considering he was part of the competition for one of the team’s final receiver spots. That is still far from a guarantee given where the Giants’ receiver room currently stands.Beckham Jr.is listed as the Giants’ No.

3 outside receiver behind Malik Nabers and Darnell Mooney.Darius Slayton and Calvin Austin III were listed among the starters in the first unofficial depth chart at the other two wide receiver spots, while rookie Malachi Fields has been turning some heads.Austin’s contract carries just $450,000 in guaranteed money.The Giants signed Mooney to a one-year contract with $3 million fully guaranteed and could be worth $10 million with incentives. Beckham’s contract is non-guaranteed, as was Smith-Schuster’s.If the Giants only carry five receivers, it could be Nabers (if healthy), Slayton, Austin, Fields and Mooney. Though Nabers’ health is still a question mark as they enter the second preseason game of the season as he recovers from a torn ACL. Smith-Schuster had 345 receiving yards in 17 games played for the Chiefs last season and 231 the year before, and is entering his 10th season in the NFL if he does latch onto a new team....