Giants defensive end Leonard Williams suffered an elbow injury on Sunday (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport). Williams is still having tests done, but he’ll miss multiple games at the very least. 
The Giants are 4-9 on the year, so they have little reason to rush their high-priced edge rusher back to the field. Williams remains under contract through 2023 on the three-year, $63MM pact he signed back in March. That contract will see his cap number jump from its current $9.4MM to $27.3MM next year.
In one of the more interesting moves of the offseason, the Giants gave Williams a second franchise tag prior to reaching that big-money extension. He had certainly earned himself the longer-term investment and raise: in 16 games in 2020, he broke out with 11.5 sacks, 14 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.
The 27-year old was enjoying another productive season with the Giants, registering 62 tackles and 5.5 sacks along with one forced fumble. He had started all 13 games this year, but according to Rapoport, “there is a chance he doesn’t return [in 2021]”.
In Williams’ absence, the Giants will have some shuffling to do along the defensive line. Alongside Dexter Lawrence and Austin Johnson, options to see an uptick in snaps include free agent signing Danny Shelton and undrafted rookie Raymond Johnson.
The Giants will host the Cowboys in Week 15 in an attempt to get out of the basement in the NFC East.
Not a big deal at this point. With Glennon at QB Giants are not winning any games the rest of the season. The big question is who will the GM be selecting those 5 top 100 picks in the 22 draft.
If the Giants are smart it will be the Seahawks GM making most of those picks.
Wilson isn’t solving the Giants issues any time soon… You see how well the Seahawks are doing with a so so O-line (one that’s still better than the Giant’s) and 2 pro bowl wide receivers, right?
The Giants need to build up there o-line, not trade for a 30 something yr old QB who’d get pummeled even more than he already does.
That would be really dumb. They need like four offensive lineman, a linebacker or two, a DT or DE, potentially a TE, and another DB (can’t have too many of those). They need the picks more than Wilson. Trading them for Wilson just gives you what Seattle has this year, another terrible season plus Wilson’s massive contract.
Spend high draft picks on a QB who turns 34 during next season? Not a smart move when there are so many other holes to fill on the roster.