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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Running back Paul Perkins was released by the New York Giants on Thursday with a non-football injury.
Perkins suffered a pectoral injury before the start of the team's offseason conditioning program and subsequently underwent surgery.
A fifth-round draft choice from UCLA in 2016, Perkins played in 25 regular-season games with five starts. He also started the 2016 NFC wild-card loss at Green Bay. He had 153 carries for 546 yards with a long run of 22 yards; and 23 receptions for 208 yards, with a long catch of 67 yards.
Perkins did not score a touchdown in his Giants career.
He likely would not have been a starter in the upcoming season after New York drafted Penn State running back Saquon Barkley with the second overall pick.
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