After being a long shot to make the New Orleans Saints' 53-man roster, Rico Payton went from an undrafted free agent to suiting up for every game but one in the 2024 season as a member of the Saints. Unfortunately, he was not that lucky in 2025, when he was cut at the end of the preseason.Although he found another home with the New York Giants, it wasn't an immediate return to the active roster. He spent the first half of the season waiting for his opportunity, but he was active for the last half of the Giants' 2025 season.It is that momentum he hopes will propel him into this year and give him an opportunity to solidify a role as a special-teamer, while also continuing to show he can be a rotational piece on defense.He has already beaten the odds, scratching out two years of service as a player out of a Division II program. But he has bigger aspirations than just being a guy who got a "cup of coffee" in the NFL after a career at Pittsburg State. He wants to define himself as a legitimate NFL player with a career on par with his peers.RICO PAYTON, CBHeight: 6-foot-0
Weight: 182 lbs.
Exp.: 4 Years
School: Pittsburg State
How Acquired: W(NO)-'25
