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After sitting out the entire 2025 NFL season with a torn Achilles tendon he suffered during training camp , Bryce Ford-Wheaton is attempting a comeback in 2026.
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Breaking down the news on social media, Fox NFL Insider Jordan Schultz revealed how Ford-Weaton has progressed from his late July tear and when he could begin working for NFL teams amid his comeback pursuit .
"Free agent WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton, who spent the last three years with the Giants, was recently cleared from his torn Achilles and is expected to begin working out for teams soon, per sources. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Ford-Wheaton was valued for his special teams ability as an elite gunner, while also making developmental progress as a receiver."
On paper, Ford-Wheaton is the kind of player any NFL team would love to bring in at this time of year as a bottom-of-the-roster dark horse. He has great size at nearly 6-foot-4, 221 pounds, has long arms, and ran a 4.38 40-yard dash after a five-year career at West Virginia.
Sure, Ford-Wheaton never recorded more than 675 yards during his college career and had just 15 touchdowns over 143 receptions despite being seemingly designed in a lab to be a redzone threat. But over 14 games with the Giants in 2024 as a second-year player, Ford-Wheaton logged 286 snaps on special teams for Michael Ghobrial's unit , amassing five total tackles for his trouble. As teams look to prioritize special teams more thanks to the new kickoff rule, the market should be fairly strong for a 26-year-old with traits and immediate upside in the NFL's third phase.
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