EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants are not dressing their highest-paid player against the Washington Commanders in prime time on Thursday night, as cornerback Paulson Adebo is a healthy scratch.
Rookie Colton Hood and others are active instead of Adebo, whose $17.25 million base salary and $24.2 million salary cap hit are the most of anyone on the roster. He is halfway through a three-year, $54 million contract signed in March 2025.
Adebo lost his starting job in coach John Harbaugh's first training camp in charge, with Deonte Banks and newcomer Greg Newsome passing him on the depth chart. Adebo played every defensive snap Oct. 25 at Houston when Newsome was out, then none Sunday in a victory at Philadelphia.
A knee injury has limited him to playing in just two games this season and dressing for three. Adebo was not listed on the injury report at all this week, while Hood is playing after dislocating his left ring finger at practice on Tuesday.
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FILE - New York Giants' Paulson Adebo walks onto the field during an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum,File)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has finalized his divorce from his wife, Angela, one of his lawyers said Thursday.
It comes nearly a week after Paxton, a Republican, lost his U.S. Senate race by double digits to Democrat James Talarico in one of the most expensive contests of the midterm elections that saw a wave of victories for Democrats across the country.
Angela Paxton, a state senator, cited allegations of adultery when she sought to end their 38-year-marriage. She filed the divorce after her husband had launched his run for Senate, posting on social media that she was doing so on “biblical grounds.”
Jared Julian, a lawyer for Ken Paxton, said the terms would remain private.
“From my observation, however, they share a mutual respect for one another,” Julian said. He added that both appeared to be looking forward “to the next chapters of their lives.”
An attorney for Angela Paxton did not immediately respond to phone and email messages Thursday. The finalized divorce was first reported by The New York Times.
After Paxton entered the race, some Republicans considered Paxton a potential drain on GOP resources because of legal, ethical and personal questions he has faced for years.
Angela Paxton had stuck by her husband through a decade of legal troubles that included state and federal corruption investigations and a 2023 state impeachment trial that publicly exposed an extramarital affair.
The Senate race that seemed like a longshot for Democrats when the year began became partly a referendum on Paxton’s history. Despite beating the long-seated incumbent, Sen. John Cornyn, in a primary and gaining President Donald Trump's endorsement, Paxton struggled to find traction in the general election against Talarico.
In October, less than a month before the election, Angela Paxton urged voters to back the Republican ticket but did not mention her estranged husband by name.
“It’s not as much about the individual players on the team. It’s about getting the whole team across the finish line,” she said in a campaign advertisement.
Democrat Nathan Johnson was elected attorney general and will take office in January.
FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, right, stands with his wife Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, left, as he is sworn in for a third term by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during the first day of the 88th Texas Legislative Session in Austin, Texas, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses anti-abortion activists at a rally outside the Supreme Court, Nov. 1, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, after hearing arguments on abortion in the court, as his wife and Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton, stands right. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
