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Newsweek
a day ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Giants Receiver Issues Vote of Confidence For QB Daniel Jones
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Upon electing for free agency this offseason, many expected Darius Slayton's time with the New York Giants to come to an end. Upon returning to the franchise on a new three-year deal, the veteran wide receiver opened up on the team's massive change. Slayton is one of the more tenured players on the Giants' roster, having been with the franchise since he was drafted in the fifth round in 2019. He's been a rather consistent piece in the offense, racking up at least 700 yards and two touchdowns in four of his first six seasons. For most of his pro career, Daniel Jones was the main guy throwing Slayton passes. That quickly changed midway through last season when the front office waived the former top-ten pick. Now, Slayton will be catching throws from a former Super Bowl-winning QB in Russell Wilson. During a recent interview with Ari Meirov, Slayton opened up on the Giants moving on from Jones. He admitted he was hurt by the news, as the two built a good relationship. That said, both are well aware the NFL is a business. Grab a welcome offer with the bet365 bonus code WEEK365 and tackle Bengals-Giants, where QB Daniel Jones (8) and WR Darius Slayton (86) look to deliver a second straight win for New York. Grab a welcome offer with the bet365 bonus code WEEK365 and tackle Bengals-Giants, where QB Daniel Jones (8) and WR Darius Slayton (86) look to deliver a second straight win for New read: Russell Wilson Eager to Begin New York Giants Tenure "It was definitely not ideal situation, as both a friend and a football player," Slayton said. "At the end of the day, he knows what this business is, I know what this business is, it's results-based. We weren't good enough the previous few years on offense, and typically, the tip of that spear is the quarterback." While he might not be with the Giants anymore, Slayton is still confident that Jones can be a starting quarterback in the NFL. "It was what it was but I think he'll show who he is where he is now," he continued. "I think that he will be a successful quarterback in this league." Slayton used Sam Darnold's emergence last year as a prime example of fit being crucial to success. Now with the Indianapolis Colts, Jones will attempt to have a similar type of resurgence in 2025. The first step to doing so starts in training camp, where he'll be battling for the starting spot with former top-five pick Anthony Richardson. Also read: Jaxson Dart Could Force Giants' Hand With Strong Training Camp Showing As for Slayton, he'll look to continue being a key piece of the Giants' offense. Between being flanked by a talented young receiver in Malik Nabers and improved QB play, the pieces are in place for him to see an uptick in production this season. For more New York Giants and NFL news, head over to Newsweek Sports.
USA Today
10-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New York Giants' Darius Slayton continues to defend Daniel Jones
The Daniel Jones era in New York may be over, but there's one Giants teammate who will surely miss him: Wide receiver Darius Slayton. The two came into the NFL together as Giants via the 2019 NFL draft, Jones as a top-10 pick and Slayton as a fifth-round pick. The pair hit it off immediately, with Slayton becoming Jones' favorite target. In the duo's first five seasons together, Slayton led the club in receiving in four of them, and he hasn't forgotten the synergy and chemistry he had here with Jones. The Giants, however, had just one winning season with Jones under center and made the decision ot part ways with him last November. Slayton is not about to lay all of the blame for the Giants' woes at Jones' feet. There's plenty of blame to go around. "It was definitely not an ideal situation," Slayton said on the NFL Spotlight with Ari Meirov podcast, via Big Blue View. "At the end of the day, he knows what the business is. I know what this business is. It's result-based. We weren't good enough the previous few years on offense. Typically, the tip of that spear is the quarterback." Jones is now in Indianapolis and is in a battle for the starting job there with Anthony Richardson. Slayton believes Jones still has a chance to be a top player. "I think that he will be a successful quarterback in the league," Slayton told Meirov. "This league is largely about being in the right place at the right time." Jones not only had perforance issues to deal with as a Giant, he had to overcome muliple injuries. He missed a total of 22 games over his six seasons with the Giants with various injuries and ailments. The most serious of those were the season-ending ACL tear in 2023 and the two seperate neck injuries in whcih he pinched a nerve.
Eater
25-06-2025
- Business
- Eater
Farewell, Orange Julius, You Sweet 42-Year-Old Summer Child
The Lloyd Center Dairy Queen-Orange Julius combo, likely the second-oldest tenant in the mall at 42 years old, is closing. The final day of service is Sunday, June 29. The closing marks the last location for the Dairy Queen-owned destination for the eponymous frigid drink and DQ Dilly Bars. According to the Oregonian , the location has been long held together by franchise owner Bob Slayton. The 82-year-old owner died on Monday, May 19. Slayton was working six days a week when he was diagnosed with cancer in February. He began working at Lloyd Center in 1961 while still in high school. After a career as a professional barrel jumper, in 1983 he converted the mall's Bob's Hol'n One into an Orange Julius. At one time, Slayton had three Orange Julius locations including the Clackamas Town Center and Vancouver Mall. Moises Sotelo-Casas, the owner of pruning and landscaping business Novo Start Vineyard Service in Newberg, has been detained by a much-emboldened ICE immigration enforcement. Bridgetown Bites reports Sotelo-Casas arrived in the U.S. in the mid-1990s and was working to gain his U.S. citizenship with the help of a former employer. The local wine industry is calling out the federal government for detaining a beloved member of the Willamette Valley wine community. Sotelo-Casas's family has established a GoFundMe to assist with costs in freeing him (immigration attorneys, bond fees, translation fees, and more), provide stability for his business, and to help his family secure alternative housing. For those in the know, Euzumeh and L'Echelle teaming up is no small thing. The former is Jordanian American chef Tamara Hattar's pop-up, riddled with Levantine flavors and standout dishes including cumin-and-cardamom-seasoned chicken wings served with yogurt sauce and zhoug. The latter is the Division Street newcomer that opened in late May, a final effort from the late Naomi Pomeroy and co-owner Luke Dirks. Hattar will take over L'Echelle throughout the summer. The debut service takes place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 28. Hunnymilk Brunch, a favorite for powerful portions of fried chicken and McGriddle dupes, is leaving West Burnside. In an email, owner Brandon Weeks says the final day of service at the current location is Sunday, June 29. For now, Hunnymilk will head back to its roots: as a pop-up inside La Buca restaurant at 40 NE 28th Avenue. The first day of service there will be Friday, July 4 with the same service schedule as now. See More:
Business Insider
19-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
A new dating app made by college students uses mutual friends to match you. Read the pitch deck it raised $1.6M with.
While some new dating apps look to the future with AI, others are going back to basics. Myles Slayton, CEO of dating app Cerca, is betting that Gen Z dating app users want their next relationships to come from their already established social circles — not strangers. Cerca, which launched in March, curates matches with mutuals using people's contact lists on their phones. Cerca's users are limited to seeing four profiles a day and find out at 8 p.m. each day whether someone liked them back. The startup recently raised a $1.6 million seed investment led by venture capital firm Corazon Capital, Business Insider has exclusively learned. After returning to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., following a summer banking internship in New York City, Slayton spent his senior year building Cerca, alongside cofounders William Conzelman and Carter Rocket-Mun. "We built this app out of frustration with the other apps," Slayton said. Cerca users can see what contacts they have in common with another profile, and those mutual friends can join the app to help do the matchmaking themselves. "We want to show the mutuals — the people and friends that you have in common — and then show the info about the person, and then lastly, show the photos," Slayton said. "It's not all about what you look like." To join the app, users need to bring five friends, or they can bypass the waitlist if they already have five friends using it. The dating app landed on the radar of Corazon Capital's Sam Yagan, who previously cofounded OkCupid and was the CEO of Match Group (which owns dating apps like Tinder and Hinge) from 2012 to 2015. Yagan said Cerca's traction among college students caught his attention. The app has more than 20,000 users, and most of that user base is between 18 and 30, Cerca said. "There has been a very noticeable rejection of the swipe apps by Gen Z," said Yagan, whose firm's first investment in dating is Cerca. Using mutuals to match isn't completely novel. Hinge launched over a decade ago with a similar premise, and other dating apps have attempted to tap into the friends-as-matchmakers trend (including Tinder and Facebook). One of Cerca's unique features, though, is that you can look up specific people. "Everyone has four or five crushes in mind at any moment, right?" Slayton said. "As opposed to waiting days, weeks, months for that profile to appear, you can simply search up their name." The next generation of dating apps Cerca is one of several new startups taking on the apps dominating online dating right now. Other startups, like Sitch, an AI matchmaking app, also recently raised capital. (Applications of AI in dating have also spurred interest among some investors.) However, outside Cerca's algorithm, its product or branding does not heavily boast AI. "AI will touch everything in this world, every sector," Slayton said. "The one thing that AI can't touch is your best friend's opinion on something or someone." Instead, Cerca's growth plan will include an IRL events component, such as parties with mutual friends or activations on college campuses. "Almost every dating interaction that starts online ends up with the desire of being offline," Yagan said. "The more a dating app can integrate the real world into its customer acquisition, into its engagement loop, the more it naturally lends itself to success, which is ultimately, users going on a date." Note: Some details have been redacted. Its pitch starts by describing the app. Cerce Then the deck outlines the problems Cerca is trying to solve. Cerce The startup also outlines its plan for IRL events. Cerca has been hosting events in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Miami. "Cerca Events is an extension of our app, giving our users spaces to meet mutual friends in person," the slide says. The slide outlined a few planned events in New York and on college campuses. The deck wraps with a product demo. The slide includes a video showing how the app works and what the user experience looks like, including its mutual friend tools.
Newsweek
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Darius Slayton Gushes Over Presence of Russell Wilson
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Upon entering the NFL, Darius Slayton had the rare opportunity to be drafted and grow alongside his quarterback. However, his journey with Daniels Jones came to an end midway through last season when the New York Giants waived the former top-ten pick. The front office quickly made an upgrade at the position, which seems to be going over well with the young wideout. This offseason, the Giants addressed the QB position in a major way. Along with drafting Jaxson Dart in the first round of the draft, they signed Russell Wilson to a one-year deal in free agency. The expectation is that the veteran will be the full-time starter this season while the rookie adapts to the NFL behind the scenes. Wilson might not be the caliber of quarterback he once was, but he is still a high-level talent under center. Through his first interactions with him, Slayton seems to be adjusting to his new teammate just fine. EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 06: (R-L) Head Coach Brian Daboll and Darius Slayton #86 of the New York Giants interact during New York Giants OTA Offseason Workouts at NY Giants Quest Diagnostics Training... EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 06: (R-L) Head Coach Brian Daboll and Darius Slayton #86 of the New York Giants interact during New York Giants OTA Offseason Workouts at NY Giants Quest Diagnostics Training Center on June 06, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Hard Knocks revealed the New York Giants were targeting the Chiefs' best player in free agency. MoreDuring mandatory minicamp, Slayton was asked his thoughts on the addition of Wilson. He had nothing but great things to say about his leadership and the impact he's already had on the group. "Honestly, it's been pretty smooth," Slayton told reporters, via Giants Wire. "It feels like I like he's been here longer than he has and I am sure some of that attributes to his experience and he has a very clear vision of what he wants. He's a very clear communicator. So as long as your ears work, all you got to do is listen and do what he needs you to do and the rest takes care of itself." Slayton has been rather consistent for the Giants since being drafted in the fifth round in 2019. That said, all the change at QB last season resulted in his production taking a hit. Across 16 appearances, he totaled 573 yards (his lowest since 2021) and two touchdowns (ties career-low). Based on his recent remarks, Slayton seems excited to get to work with the former Super Bowl-winning quarterback. With a more reliable talent like Wilson under center, it could result in the Giants wideout putting together a career year. As one of the premiere options in New York's offense, Slayton and Wilson are sure to build a strong connection as the year goes on. Now that minicamp has come to a close, Slayton has to wait about a month until training camp begins to keep building a strong foundation with Wilson.
