{"id":40553,"date":"2018-03-19T15:46:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T19:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=40553"},"modified":"2018-03-19T15:46:35","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T19:46:35","slug":"cody-latimer-signs-new-york-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/19\/cody-latimer-signs-new-york-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Latimer Signs With New York Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LatiCo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cody Latimer<\/a><\/strong> is on his way to the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s <strong>Adam Schefter<\/strong> is reporting that the 25-year-old wide receiver is joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/giants\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a>. Terms of his new contract have yet to be disclosed. Latimer spent the first four seasons of his NFL career with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Denver\u2019s former second-round pick, WR Cody Latimer, signed with the NY Giants.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/975806223957348354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>New York Giants Sign Wide Receiver Cody Latimer<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Latimer enjoyed his best season as a pro in 2017. Though he remained behind Broncos pass-catching stalwarts <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/ThomDe03.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Demaryius Thomas<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SandEm00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emmanuel Sanders<\/a><\/strong> on the depth chart, he managed a career-high 287 receiving yards which was fourth on the team behind those two as well as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FowlBe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bennie Fowler<\/a><\/strong>. His two touchdown grabs equaled Sanders&#8217; total while his 15.1 yards per catch led the team among players who saw at least 30 targets.<\/p>\n<p>Week 15 of the 2017 season was particularly noteworthy for Latimer. In a nationally televised road game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/colts\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>, the Dayton, OH native caught three passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. The 25-13 victory was a homecoming of sorts for Latimer given he played his college ball in-state at Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to last season, Latimer didn&#8217;t see very many reps with the Broncos. Though he&#8217;s made 37 appearances including the regular season and playoffs, he totaled just 189 receiving yards and a single touchdown catch over those three seasons. That said, he played in all three postseason games during the 2015 season which culminated in a 24-10 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> in Super Bowl 50. He caught three passes for 31 yards during the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos took Latimer in the second round (56th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. It came after a standout junior season with the Hoosiers where he racked up 1,096 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. Both totals ranked top five in the Big Ten and played a role in him earning second-team all-conference honors that. His 17 career touchdowns and 2,042 yards receiving rank\u00a0sixth and eighth respectively in school history.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"UbK3q2L1QaZR6zjEs_IoNg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/893273506\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'UbK3q2L1QaZR6zjEs_IoNg',sig:'o0ptc2mIN-3iNEmDjw9jQtaC5ijKGrnr2D5k46ZfQUM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'893273506',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Giants signed wide receiver Cody Latimer on Monday, according to ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter. 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