New York Giants Trade Rumors: Fact vs. Fiction
The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching, and for several teams, the results of this weekend’s game could influence whether they’re buyers or sellers.
The New York Giants are expected to be sellers, though even if they lose to the Washington Commanders at home, they are not expected to hold an all-out firesale. Instead, three names keep circulating as potential trade prospects: receiver Darius Slayton, edge Azeez Ojualri and tackle Evan Neal.
Things can change in a New York minute, but here’s how things will likely play out with each.
WR Darius Slayton
Although Slayton is in the final year of his contract and seems, at least as of right now, to be a long shot to re-sign here after this season, he’s still very much a large part of the offense–maybe even more so despite the presence of Malik Nabers.
Further complicating the possibility of trading Slayton is that Cooper Kupp of the Rams and Mike Williams of the Jets are also being rumored as trade candidates.
Toss in the fact that the Giants coaching staff, at least based on what we’ve seen so far, has little confidence in Jalin Hyatt to get him more involved, and the odds of Slayton being traded are extremely low.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler’s sources seems to agree, noting that Neal, who has yet to see the field on offense this season, “could see the field sooner than later.”
We think it will be later, as in next year. The Giants are unlikely to exercise the option year in Neal’s rookie deal, the decision for which needs to be made next spring.
What is likely to happen is that the team will move on from Greg Van Roten, who is only signed through this year, and look to move Jermaine Eluemunor, currently at right tackle, to right guard next to Neal, which was the original plan before Neal suffered a setback with his surgically repaired ankle in the spring.