A former Clemson wide receiver has been let go by this NFL team.

Ray-Ray McCloud was released by the New York Giants on Wednesday.

The Giants signed McCloud to their practice squad on Oct. 23 after he was released by the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 21.

He appeared in two games for New York and caught one pass for 5 yards against the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 2.

McCloud signed with the Falcons before the 2024 season after spending the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the 49ers. Prior to that, the 5-foot-9, 190-pounder had stints with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2020-21), Buffalo Bills (2019-20) and Carolina Panthers (2019). He began his NFL career with the Bills in 2018 after being selected by the franchise in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

In the Falcons’ first four games this season, McCloud had six catches for 64 yards. He also returned two punts and four kicks on special teams. He was a healthy scratch for Atlanta’s next game and was then sent home for an “excused absence” ahead of the Falcons’ Week 7 matchup against the 49ers. Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said that McCloud’s release from the team was “performance-based” and was not disciplinary-related.

Entering the 2025 campaign, McCloud had accumulated 152 receptions for 1,454 yards and two touchdowns in 94 games over the first seven years of his NFL career (2018-24), to go with 271 yards and another touchdown on 25 career carries, as well as 1,326 yards on 138 career punt returns and 2,799 yards on 122 career kickoff returns.

McCloud played at Clemson from 2015-17, recording 127 career receptions for 1,226 yards and four touchdowns over 40 games (20 starts). He also returned 50 punts for 485 yards with one touchdown and four kickoffs for 148 yards.

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