{"id":847235,"date":"2026-04-01T14:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/847235\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:21:17","slug":"ny-giants-news-d-j-davidson-joins-nfc-east-rival-washington-commanders-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/847235\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Giants news: D.J. Davidson joins NFC East rival Washington Commanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Considering the New York Giants relative inactivity thus far in restocking their defensive tackle position, it has been clear that D.J. Davidson did not have a future with the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Well, now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/commanders-sign-dt-d-j-davidson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Davidson has signed with the NFC East rival Washington Commanders;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Davidson has signed with the NFC East rival Washington Commanders&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Davidson has signed with the NFC East rival Washington Commanders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A 2022 fifth-round pick by the Giants, Davidson appeared in 47 games with just two starts for the Giants over four seasons. He had 2.5 sacks and 49 tackles while serving as a rotational player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Only four of the 11 players GM Joe Schoen selected in the 2022 NFL Draft have a chance to be Giants in 2026. Kayvon Thibodeaux and Micah McFadden should be on the 53-man roster, barring a trade of Thibodeaux. Offensive linemen Evan Neal and Josh Ezeudu are also being given a chance by head coach John Harbaugh to salvage their failing careers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The only move the Giants have made on the defensive line thus far this offseason is to sign Sam Roberts, a depth player who has just two NFL starts in four seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Harbaugh promised this week at the NFL owner\u2019s meetings that the Giants were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigblueview.com\/new-york-giants-news\/158136\/ny-giants-coach-john-harbaugh-odell-beckham-could-be-an-option\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:not done addressing either their offensive or defensive lines.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;not done addressing either their offensive or defensive lines.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">not done addressing either their offensive or defensive lines.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe don\u2019t play until September,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cWe have a lot of work to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe offensive line and defensive line \u2026 that\u2019s where games are won and lost, that\u2019s where it starts. We\u2019ve gotta try to build the best offensive line and the best defensive line in football, that\u2019s gotta be our goal \u2026 We\u2019re gonna sure try.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Considering the New York Giants relative inactivity thus far in restocking their defensive tackle position, it has been&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":847236,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[24779,1156,2793,4552,7,519,2909,755,8351,1917,56,2321,2469,6,22669,111],"class_list":{"0":"post-847235","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-d-j-davidson","9":"tag-defensive-line","10":"tag-defensive-tackle","11":"tag-evan-neal","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-giants","14":"tag-john-harbaugh","15":"tag-kayvon-thibodeaux","16":"tag-micah-mcfadden","17":"tag-new-york","18":"tag-new-york-giants","19":"tag-newyork","20":"tag-newyorkgiants","21":"tag-nfl","22":"tag-sam-roberts","23":"tag-washington-commanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116329899019170140","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=847235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=847235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=847235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=847235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}