Daniel Bellinger: Everything you need to know

Bellinger is signing with the Titans, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports Monday. Bellinger will be reunited with Brian Daboll, who is set to work as the offensive coordinator for the Titans after serving as the Giants' head coach from 2022 until his firing in 2025. Daboll's tenure in New York overlapped with Bellinger's four years with the Giants, during which the 2022 fourth-round pick accrued 88 catches for 934 yards and four touchdowns in 62 regular-season appearances. In Tennessee, Bellinger figures to contribute primarily as a blocker behind 2025 fourth-round pick Gunnar Helm (toe), while the status of free agent Chig Okonkwo is still up in the air.

Bellinger caught both of his targets for 38 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-17 win over the Cowboys. Bellinger was able to reel in multiple passes for the second straight week, most notably notching a 29-yard score in the second quarter. The tight end finished his fourth year in New York having caught 19 of 26 targets for a career-high 286 yards and two scores over 16 regular-season contests. Bellinger will be a free agent this offseason, and considering that the Giants appear to have found their long-term starter in Theo Johnson (illness), Bellinger may not return to New York next year. The 25-year-old has yet to exceed 30 catches in an NFL campaign, likely limiting potential interest in him on the open market.

Bellinger caught two of three targets for 11 yards in a 34-10 win against the Raiders on Sunday. Bellinger got the start at tight end due to Theo Johnson (illness) having to sit out. However, with over half of QB Jaxson Dart's 207 passing yards going to wideout Wan'Dale Robinson, who put up an 11-113-0 line on 14 targets, there wasn't much wealth to spread around elsewhere against an uninspired Las Vegas secondary. Bellinger did at least manage to make a pair of receptions after coming up with zero catches in four of his previous five games, but he continues to be an afterthought in the Giants' offense. Although he's at a meager 17-248-1 receiving line through 15 games on the campaign, Bellinger could set a new career-high mark for receiving yardage in a season if he can get 21 receiving yards against Dallas in Week 18.