NFL Football

The New York Giants signed two players Tuesday and officially placed wide receiver Jamaar Taylor on the reserve/retired list. Signed were running back Decori Birmingham and guard Kevin McAlmont. New York also waived offensive lineman Tony Tella, who was signed last month during the team's mini-camp. Taylor spent two seasons with the Giants and caught six passes for 146 yards, all in 2004. Knee injuries limited him to five games last season. The 5-foot-10, 210-pound Birmingham, a flanker and tailback at Arkansas, was signed by New England as an undrafted free agent in April 2005 and waived in July, then spent time with the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers, who waived him in March. McAlmont, 6-1 and 320 pounds, was a second-team all-Southern Conference selection at guard for Western Carolina in 2005.