New York Giants Trade Rumor Tracker

Will the Giants strike a deal at the NFL trade deadline? Follow along for updates.

Dec 4, 2022; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; General view of a New York Giants helmet prior to the game against the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium. / Rich Barnes-Imagn Images

UPDATED: 3:30 p.m., November 5

The New York Giants’ 2024 season is in its final stages of circling the drain thanks to a four-game losing streak that has dropped their season record to 2-7. 

Given the state of the franchise, many believe it would be in the best interest of the team to move some of the veterans who are unlikely to be in the team’s long-term plans, such as outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari and receiver Darius Slayton, both of whom are in the final year of their respective contracts and neither of whom have had contract extension talks with the team, per a source.

How close are the Giants to moving one or both (or none)? Keep it here through the trade deadline, which is Tuesday, November 5 at 4 p.m. ET as we try to make sense of the latest rumors.

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The Verdict

NOV. 5, 3:30 PM. NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo confirms what I reported yesterday on the Locked On Giants podcast about the Giants' unwillingness to give away Azeez Ojulari or Darius Slayton for nothing. Unless something happens in the 11th hour (unlikely), Ojulari and Slayton will finish this season with the Giants.

New York Giants linebacker Azeez Ojulari (51), New York Giants defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches (93), and the rest of Big Blue were all smiles as they beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10 Sunday, January 7, 2024. / Kevin R. Wexler / USA TODAY NETWORK

Azeez Ojulari

NOV. 5, 1:50 PM. Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports the Giants are seeking a high fifth-round pick or a late fourth-rounder for outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, which, as I noted on today’s Locked On Giants podcast, was probably the case given Ojulari’s age (24) and his production (22 sacks) in 46 games over four seasons.

To add to Russini’s report, the Giants are not “desperate” to move Ojulari as they do not want to give him away for nothing. The feeling is if they don’t trade him, they will continue with him getting snaps this year and see how the market shakes out for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent, who should draw a handsome payday on the open market.

NOV. 5, 9:15 AM. As was mentioned yesterday, the Cleveland Browns traded edge rusher Za'Darius Smith to the Detroit Lions, thereby taking another potential trade partner for the Giants to send edge Azeez Ojulari off the board.

The Smith-to-Detroit trade makes sense. Smith is 32 years old and probably will not be in the Lions' plans once Aiden Hutchinson recovers from a broken leg. If he's moved, the 24-year-old Ojulari would be better off with a team planning to incorporate him for the longer term. 

NOV. 5, 1:50 PM. Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports the Giants are seeking a high fifth-round pick or a late fourth rounder for outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, which, as I noted on today’s Locked On Giants podcast, was probably the case given Ojulari’s age (24) and his production (22 sacks) in 46 games over four seasons.

To add to Russini’s report, the Giants are not “desperate” to move Ojulari as they do not want to give him away for nothing. The feeling is if they don’t trade him, they will continue with him getting snaps this year and see how the market shakes out for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent, who should draw a handsome payday on the open market. 

NOV 4, 7:30 PM ET. Another potential trade window appears to be closing for the Giants if they are looking to move outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari. 

According to NBC Sports, “the current expectation” is that Cleveland edge rusher Za’Darius Smith will be traded to the Detroit Lions, who need pass rushing help after losing Aidan Hutchinson for the year.

If that trade does indeed happen, that would leave the Atlanta Falcons as the last team believed to be seeking pass rush help. While it is not known that the Giants are definitely looking to move Ojulari, let alone anyone, if they are, general manager Joe Schoen is probably looking for more than just a fifth- or sixth-round pick than what the Broncos got for Baron Browning.

As he probably should. Browning is 25 years old and has 9.5 sacks in 43 games. Ojulari is 24 years old and has 22 career sacks in 44 career games. With Ojulari, it’s never been a question about talent as much as it’s been about his injury history.

NOV 4, 2:30 PM ET. Azeez Ojulari remains the most likely candidate to be traded by the deadline. The Giants signed OLB Tomon Fox from their practice squad to the 53-man roster last week, a move made mostly for special teams sake.

That said, if the Giants do move on from Ojulari, they could try to get by with Fox opposite of Brian Burns against the Panthers, at least until Kayvon Thibodeaux, who will likely be back after the bye.

Among the teams that have been linked to a possible trade for Ojualri include Arizona, Detroit, and Atlanta. However, the Cardinals just acquired Broncos edge rusher Baron Browning from the Broncos for a sixth-round pick, in essence taking the Cardinals out of discussions for Ojulari.

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Sep 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (86) catches the ball during the first half against the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium. / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Darius Slayton 

NOV. 5, 2: 30 PM. Before the Pittsburgh Steelers acquired receiver Mike Williams from the Jets, they reportedly looked into Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton, according to ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler.

The Steelers have been seeking a receiver to complement George Pickens. Pittsburgh had a chance to see both Williams, for whom they ultimately sent a fifth-round pick to the Jets, and Slayton up close in the two back-to-back games they hosted with the New York teams. 

The Giants are believed to want at least a fourth for Slayton, who is currently in the concussion protocol.  Slayton, the Giants receiving yardage leader in four out of the last five seasons, is in the final year of his contract with the Giants. 

He had hoped to get an extension on the two-year deal he signed with the team in 2023, but instead received an amended contract filled with incentives, which put an end to his holdout from the team’s voluntary offseason program.

That all said, Slayton remains a big part of the Giants offense, and the likelihood of him being traded short of the Giants receiving a sweetheart of a deal remains a very longshot.

NOV 4, 2:00 PM ET.  Receiver Darius Slayton landed in the league’s protocol after getting injured late in the fourth quarter of the team’s loss to the Washington Commanders, an occurrence that at first put any question about a potential trade in doubt since most trades don’t become official unless a player passes a physical.

Slayton’s current status will not affect whether he can be traded if that’s what the Giants wish to do so long as a potential trade partner is okay with where Slayton is in the protocol. 

That said, the chances of the Giants trading Slayton, who is second in the team in receiving yards and has been such a big part of their offense, seems to be a long shot at best.

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