The New York Giants have terminated the contract of running back Dante Miller, ending a three-year stay that never quite produced a lasting roster spot for one of the team’s most popular depth pieces.
Miller, 27, reached an injury settlement and was waived Wednesday, according to reports and transaction logs. The move follows an Aug. 17 waiver with an injury designation after he suffered a groin injury in the Giants’ preseason loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
He went unclaimed, reverted to injured reserve, and is now free to pass a physical and sign elsewhere.
The 5-foot-9, 200-pound back known as “Turbo” arrived in East Rutherford in April 2024 after a rare eligibility tangle.
An NCAA delay left him ineligible for a final college season and for the 2023 and 2024 drafts, making him an immediate free agent.
The Giants signed him before that year’s draft. At Columbia he was a First-Team All-Ivy runner; he later appeared briefly at South Carolina. A 4.27-second 40-yard dash at his pro day made him a preseason highlight reel and a fan favorite.
Making the 53-man roster was another story. Miller was waived at the end of camp in 2024 and 2025, spent most of both seasons on the practice squad, and was promoted only for short late-season stretches.
He appeared in two regular-season games and was inactive for others. A two-year, $2.035 million deal signed in 2025 carried no guarantees and little dead money, so cutting him cost the club almost nothing against the cap.
The timing was not surprising. New York has stacked the backfield with Tyrone Tracy Jr., Cam Skattebo, and veteran additions, and the current staff has stressed special-teams value.
Miller’s burst was never in doubt; consistency, health, and a defined role were. The groin injury in the preseason opener closed the last narrow path to a roster job.
For Miller, the settlement is both an ending and an opening. He can rehab without occupying a Giants roster spot and shop his speed to teams looking for a change-of-pace back or returner.
For the Giants, it is a small, clean transaction in a crowded August. “Turbo” leaves as a reminder that highlight-reel traits and a good story are not always enough to stick in the NFL.
