Giants dream ends for Austin Droogsma as they re-sign Malcolm Bunche

One of the best stories in Giants training camp has seen his time run out.

The Giants have cut guard Austin Droogsma, replacing him with lineman Malcolm Bunche.

Droogsma, a long shot to make the team, was a shot putter at Florida State and had not played played football since high school. The Giants, to his disbelief, invited him to try out at mini-camp, and he was subsequently signed to the 90-man roster. Droogsma had been serving as a security guard to make ends meet.

Head coach Pat Shurmur recently admitted Droogsma, who had been working with the third team at left guard, faced a “big challenge” in catching up after a long absence from the game. Just a little over a week into training camp, it appears that challenge was too big.

Bunche, who stands at 6-foot-6 and 310 pounds, was undrafted in 2015 and has also spent time with the Eagles and Jaguars. The Giants cut Bunche at the end of the 2018 preseason. He has never played in a regular season game in the NFL, but has played in the CFL and AAF.

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