Giants cut DB Jalen Mills, trade DL Jordan Phillips to Cowboys

The New York Giants released veteran defensive back Jalen Mills among a number of moves on Thursday. The Giants also announced they traded defensive lineman Jordan Phillips and a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a sixth-round selection. New York also signed running back Joshua Kelley and safeties Raheem Layne and Jonathan Sutherland. The Giants also placed defensive back Elijah Riley on injured reserve. Mills, 30, had been on the non-football injury list with a calf strain but is healthy now. Other teams are likely to be interested. He signed a one-year, $1.38 million deal with the Giants in March that included $467,500 guaranteed, per Spotrac. Mills recorded 45 tackles in 17 games (eight starts) with the New England Patriots last season. A seventh-round pick by Philadelphia in 2016, he has seven interceptions, 53 passes defensed and 406 tackles in 106 games (83 starts) with the Eagles (2016-20) and Patriots. Phillips, 31, had 15 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 14 games (nine starts) last season with the Buffalo Bills. He has 181 tackles and 24 sacks in 120 career games (62 starts) with the Miami Dolphins (2015-18), Bills (2018-19, 2022-23) and Arizona Cardinals (2020-21). Kelley, 26, rushed for 405 yards and two touchdowns in 17 games (three starts) last season with the Los Angeles Chargers. He totaled 1,148 yards and six TDs in 54 career games (four starts) with the Chargers. Layne, 25, had five tackles in five games (one start) last season with the Chargers. Sutherland, 26, has yet to make his NFL debut. He spent last season with the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad. Riley, 26, totaled 62 tackles and two sacks in 30 career games (seven starts) with the Eagles (2020-21), New York Jets (2021) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2022-23). --Field Level Media