Tavarres King is returning to the New York Giants.

The veteran wide receiver who was released earlier this season after dealing with ankle injuries will be signing with the Giants shortly, according to ESPN's Jordan Raanan.

King has spent the majority of the past three seasons with the Giants and found success during the stretch run of the 2016 season.

King never bumped Cruz out of the lineup in 2016, but he shared snaps with him over the Giants’ final two games. King also made two of the Giants’ best offensive plays over these final two games. In Week 17, he caught a 44-yard pass from Manning to set up the Giants’ game-winning field goal drive late in the fourth quarter. In the wild card game, King caught a 41-yard touchdown pass in the second half to cut the Packers’ lead to just one point and provide the Giants’ offense their first spark of the game.

King played just 76 offensive snaps for the Giants in 2016, but he made them count. King racked up 123 yards and a touchdown on three receptions. When King was finally elevated on the depth chart ahead of Roger Lewis Jr., he totaled 117 of those yards and a touchdown in just 43 snaps in Week 17 and the Giants’ wild-card game combined.

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At 6-0 and 189 pounds, King ran a 4.47 40-yard dash at the 2013 NFL Combine. During his collegiate days at Georgia, he averaged 19.3 yards per reception and finished his tenure with the Bulldogs totaling 2,602 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns.

King adds raw speed and the ability to step in as the X receiver, replacing Beckham.

Earlier today, we learned the Giants would be promoting wide receiver Travis Rudolph to the active roster. Both King and Rudolph could wind up playing significant snaps in Week 6.