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Giants Share Inside Look At Draft Trade With Rams

The New York Giants shared a behind-the-scenes look at their draft-day trade with the Los Angeles Rams, which reveals that another deal may have been in the works

Jon Alfano

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The Los Angeles Rams were busy on the phones during the 2023 NFL Draft, making five trades across the event. Of those trades, the one in the third-round with the New York Giants might be the most notable. 

L.A. moved back 16 spots in the trade, sending the No. 73 pick to New York for the No. 89 and No. 128 picks. The Giants drafted receiver Jalin Hyatt with their newly-acquired pick, while the Rams turned their picks into defensive lineman Kobie Turner and quarterback Stetson Bennett. 

Recently, the Giants released a behind-the-scenes video of their draft war room, and it featured an inside look at this trade. As it turns out, the trade started with a simple text from Giants coach Brian Daboll to Rams coach Sean McVay.

"Let me text [Sean] McVay," Daboll said. "I'll text McVay like he did yesterday."

The note about McVay texting the previous day, during the first round, is particularly interesting. Obviously, there was no deal between these two teams during the first round, but Daboll seemingly implies that there were discussions. There were rumors suggesting the Rams wanted to move up into the first round, so the Giants may have been a potential trade partner.

As for the trade that actually happened, the Giants wanted Hyatt and were determined to get him. With the Rams wanting to acrue as many picks as possible, they were happy to pick up the phone.

"Dabs [Daboll] is like 'Hey, what if I text McVay?' and I was like 'Yeah, go ahead,'" Giants general manager Joe Schoen said. "So we typed in the terms and Dabs sent it off to coach McVay and eventually they called us back."

While these players have yet to see the field, it appears both teams got what they wanted in the deal.

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