Sam Webb retires from NFL at 28 — three days after signing with Giants

Nypost · Aug 18, 2026 · 278 words · By Justin Tasch

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The Giants placed the 28-year-old cornerback on the reserve/retired list Sunday, three days after they signed him and a day after he played in the team’s first preseason game against the Vikings.

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What happened

The Giants placed the 28-year-old cornerback on the reserve/retired list Sunday, three days after they signed him and a day after he played in the team’s first preseason game against the Vikings.

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tRY IT NOW Webb, who joined the Giants five days after he was cut by the Broncos to end a nine-day stint in Denver, had two tackles in the 13-10 loss to Minnesota at MetLife Stadium.

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Claim 1: “The Panthers signed him off the practice squad in mid-September but was cut a month later after appearing in one game and rejoined the Raiders practice squad”

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Claim 2: “The Raiders waived Webb near the end of training camp in 2023 before he joined Las Vegas’ practice squad”

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Claim 3: “during the Browns’ 20-18 win over the Bengals in their final game of the season, when he recovered a fumble and returned it 47 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, giving Cleveland a 14-6 lead”

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Yahoo Sports confirms the 20-18 win over the Bengals, and another source explicitly states Sam Webb recovered a fumble and returned it 47 yards for a score.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Bengals had nine turnovers returned for touchdowns this season, which is tied for the most in franchise history with the 2002 team — after allowing just seven combined over the previous three seas…
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/sports/its-just-frustrati…

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web search NEUTRAL — Browns' game-by-game projection proves what the NFL refuses to admit.2nd & 2, CLE 20Joe Burrow passed to Tee Higgins down the middle for 7 yard gain, tackled by Sam Webb.
https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/cleveland-browns-cincinnati-ben…

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web search NEUTRAL — Later, defensive back Sam Webb recovered a fumble and went 47 yards for a score.From ESPN Research: The Browns have 4 defensive touchdowns this season, most in the NFL and its most in a season since 2…
https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/01/04/garrett-breaks-record-brow…

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Claim 4: “Webb signed with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2022”

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Wikipedia (Sam Webb American football) and a news source confirm he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

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Claim 5: “The Giants placed the 28-year-old cornerback on the reserve/retired list Sunday”

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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, AOL, and NFL news) confirm that the New York Giants placed cornerback Sam Webb on the reserve/retired list on a Sunday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samuel Beal (born August 30, 1996; disappeared July 12, 2025) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Beal

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Claim 6: “Webb appeared in 11 games with the Raiders in 2024, but played only 13 snaps on defense while contributing on special teams”

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Claim 7: “a day after he played in the team’s first preseason game against the Vikings”

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Evidence indicates he played in the preseason opener against the Vikings and was placed on the retired list 'the next day'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the New York Giants' 101st in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under general manager Joe Schoen, their final under the ownership tandem of John Mara and Steve Tisch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Giants_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Davis Matthew Webb (born January 22, 1995) is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NF…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Webb

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sam Webb (born May 19, 1998) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Western Griffons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Webb_(American_football)

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Claim 8: “A native of Excelsior Springs, Mo. who played at Division II Missouri Western”

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Multiple sources confirm he is a native of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and played at Missouri Western State University.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sam Webb has been on my mind a lot lately. Webb is an Excelsior Springs High. Webb is an Excelsior Springs High School graduate who played cornerback at Missouri Western State University, an NCAA Divi…
https://www.excelsiorspringsstandard.com/opinion/lots-though…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sam Webb is definitely having the Best Week Ever after being signed to play for the Las Vegas Raiders! After graduating from Excelsior Springs High School, Sam went on to play at Missouri Western Stat…
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Downtown-Bank-Robbery--S…

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web search NEUTRAL — Missouri Western corner and All-American Sam Webb will continue his football career in the NFL. Webb, an Excelsior Springs native, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders on Satur…
https://stjosephpost.com/posts/c5ce9af5-88d2-4cca-bde8-2fc9a…

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Claim 9: “appeared in all 17 of their games as a rookie, racking up 36 tackles with three passes defended and a forced fumble”

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While his signing with the Raiders is confirmed, the specific rookie stats (17 games, 36 tackles, etc.) are not present in the provided evidence.

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Claim 10: “three days after they signed him”

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Sources state Webb was signed on Thursday and placed on the reserve/retired list on Sunday, which is a three-day interval.

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Claim 11: “had two tackles in the 13-10 loss to Minnesota at MetLife Stadium”

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TikTok recap confirms the 13-10 loss to Minnesota, and 'Giants Injury Update' confirms Webb finished the game with two tackles.

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Claim 12: “Webb, who joined the Giants five days after he was cut by the Broncos to end a nine-day stint in Denver”

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The provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (coordinates and unrelated articles) and do not mention the Denver Broncos tenure.

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Claim 13: “He appeared in seven games for the Browns last season after they claimed him off the Titans’ practice squad on Nov. 19”

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The search results provided for this claim are unrelated forum posts about AOL and SFR and contain no information about Sam Webb or the Cleveland Browns.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 29, 2009 · Hallo alle zusammen, ich störe mich schon seit längerem an den Empfangsbestätigungen. Ich finde es klasse, dass ich vorher gefragt werde ob ich eine Empfangsbestätigung senden möchte. A…
https://www.thunderbird-mail.de/forum/thread/40811-empfangsb…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 7, 2020 · Bonjour, Après avoir contacté SFR, il m'informe que ce n'est plus eux qui gère les adresses mail AOL, est-il donc toujours nécessaire d'avoir un contrat SFR pour me connecter à mon adres…
https://la-communaute.sfr.fr/t5/mon-offre-et-mon-contrat/abo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 21, 2018 · Bonjour , depuis hier quand jeme connecte à aol, je suis redirigée vers yahoo. Sauf que je n'ai pas de mail yahoo et qu'avec mon adresse mail aol ca ne fonctionne pas. Comment retrouver…
https://la-communaute.sfr.fr/t5/sfr-mail/connection-aol/td-p…

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