New York Giants Trade Rumor Tracker

UPDATED: 09:15, November 5

The New York Giants’ 2024 season is in its final stages of rounding out 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 team’s best interest to move some of the veterans who likely aren’t 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 has had a contract extension with the team, according to a source.

How close are the Giants to moving one or both (or neither)? 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.

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

The trade between Smith and Detroit makes sense. Smith is 32 years old and is unlikely to feature 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 that plans to sign him long-term.

NOV 4, 7:30 PM ET. Another potential trade window appears to be closing for the Giants if they look 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, it would leave the Atlanta Falcons as the last team believed to be looking for pass rush help. While the Giants are not known to be definitely looking to move Ojulari, let alone anyone, if they are, Joe Schoen is likely 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 has never been a question of talent as much as it has been about his injury history.

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

That said, if the Giants move on from Ojulari, they could try to make do with Fox opposite 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, essentially taking the Cardinals out of discussions about Ojulari.

NOV 4, 2:00 PM ET. Receiver Darius Slayton landed in league protocol after being injured late in the fourth quarter of the team’s loss to the Washington Commanders, an incident that initially cast doubt on a potential trade since most trades don’t become official unless a player pass a physical.

Slayton’s current status will not affect whether he can be traded if that’s what the Giants want to do, as 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 on the team in receiving yards and has been such a big part of their offense, looks to be a long shot at best.