New York Giants rookie Kayvon Thibodeaux made a $50,000 donation to Puppies Behind Bars in honor of Graham Gano, for the right to wear No. 5.

"When he said he was willing to give to that, I can be No. 9 and maybe in 10-15 years when he retires and I'm still kicking, I can get No. 5 back," Gano said.

"The opportunity to give to something is exciting, and the number is obviously very special to Kayvon. While it is special to me as well, there's a whole lot of meaning in that No. 5 to him. I just wanted to be a good teammate and also be able to support others throughout the whole process."

The Giants used the fifth overall pick to draft Thibodeaux last month.

The New York Giants released cornerback James Bradberry on Monday in order to save around $10.1 million against the salary cap this season.

New general manager Joe Schoen was trying to find a trade for Bradberry since before free agency in March but couldn't find anything that worked for all parties involved. Schoen admitted last week he was surprised there wasn't more interest in the team's No. 1 cornerback.

"Yeah, I was," he said last Wednesday on WFAN Sports Radio. "I thought there would be more interest. There were some teams that showed interest pre-draft, and we had a couple different times there were compensation in place and the contract never worked out. Being the fact that we did have good talks with the other teams and their agents had good talks with teams, sometimes if you're going to renegotiate a contract and couldn't come to an agreement, it is what it is."