Add another chapter to the unlikely comeback story starring Darius Slayton. 

Seven months after he was forced to take a big pay cut to avoid his release then turned into a healthy scratch as the seventh receiver on the depth chart for the season opener, Slayton re-signed Thursday with the Giants, The Post confirmed. 

The two-year deal carries a base value of $12 million plus another $4.5 million in incentives, according to NFL Network.

Slayton was vocal about his desire to return. 

When injuries ravaged the receiving corps last season, Slayton, 26, re-emerged as one of Daniel Jones’ favorite targets.

In three of his four seasons, the ultra-consistent Slayton’s numbers have fallen between 46-50 catches and 724-751 yards.

He has 15 total touchdowns and has led the team in receiving yards three times. 

The 6-foot-1 Slayton, a fifth-rounder in 2019, is just the third Giants’ draft pick since the 2015 class to sign a second consecutive contract with the team.

By now, Giants fans should know that they are getting vertical speed (team-high 12 catches covering 20-plus yards last season) at the cost of some untimely drops (eight). 

Slayton, 26, ranked in the top five in catches, receiving yards, yards per reception and touchdowns over the past four years among all free agents under 30 years old, according to Priority Sports agency.

He became the third receiver inked by the Giants over an 18-hour period, joining newcomers Jeff Smith and Parris Campbell. 

As soon as defensive coordinator Wink Martindale returned to the Giants, it seemed likely that outside linebacker Jihad Ward would, too. 

It became official Thursday when Ward re-signed, as first reported by ESPN.

Ward had a career-high 43 tackles and matched his career-high with three sacks in 17 games and 11 starts last season, after previously playing under Martindale in 2019 and 2020 with the Ravens. 

“Wherever I’m at,” Martindale said during last season, “I hope I have Jihad Ward with me.” 

In addition to playing 657 snaps — fifth-most on the defense — Ward played a big part in helping develop some of the Giants’ young pass-rushers like Kayvon Thibodeaux and Azeez Ojulari.

Martindale was a finalist for the Colts head-coach vacancy, and it would have been easy to see Ward returning as a culture-setter to the place he played in 2018. 

“You have to make sure you don’t let a lot of leadership walk out of the building — and that’s going to be a concerted effort for some of these guys, maybe they are backups [or] starters,” general manager Joe Schoen said before free agency began. “Jihad is a unique personality, and I love him.” 

Safety Julian Love, who had the best year of his four-year career as a starting safety for the Giants last season, reportedly visited the Seahawks facility Thursday as he considers other options.

Love and the Giants began negotiations on an extension in November but haven’t found middle ground.