Giants cut WR Golden Tate, LB Dave Mayo in salary cap moves

FILE - New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate (15) talks into a television camera after scoring a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J., in this Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, file photo. The New York Giants announced Thursday, March 4, 2021, that they have cut Golden Tate in a move that clears $6.1 million in salary cap space and says goodbye to a wide receiver who never panned out after signing a $37 million contract as a free agent in 2019. (AP Photo/Brad Penner, File)

FILE - New York Giants outside linebacker David Mayo stands during the Nation Anthem before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, in this Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, file photo. The New York Giants announced Thursday, March 4, 2021, that they have cut wide receiver and Golden Tate and linebacker David Mayo. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

FILE - New York Giants' David Mayo (55) tackles Cleveland Browns' D'Ernest Johnson (30) during the second half of an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J., in this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, file photo. The New York Giants announced Thursday, March 4, 2021, that they have cut wide receiver and Golden Tate and linebacker David Mayo. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin, File)

FILE - New York Giants' Golden Tate is shown on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia, in this Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, file photo. The New York Giants announced Thursday, March 4, 2021, that they have cut Golden Tate in a move that clears $6.1 million in salary cap space and says goodbye to a wide receiver who never panned out after signing a $37 million contract as a free agent in 2019.(AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)