Much of Monday’s action has related to the opening of free agency, which will officially take place later this week. Trades – in certain cases – are still very much on the table as a roster-building strategy this time of year.
Should the Panthers elect to trade franchise-tagged edge rusher Brian Burns, the Giants could be a landing spot. SNY’s Connor Hughes reports a mutual interest exists between Burns and New York on a trade which would be accompanied by a lucrative new deal. The sides have been discussing Burns for a while, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports. No deal is final, but it appears this process has legs that could produce finality to a long-running saga. As of Monday afternoon, this process is trending toward a deal, CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones tweets. Nothing is final just yet, however.
A recent development pointed to a trade being in play. Carolina paused Burns extension talks — once again, as the sides have been at it for a while off and on — just before franchise-tagging him. A tag had long been in play for the 2019 first-round pick, but trade offers have come in as well.
Teams pursued Burns at each of the past two trade deadlines, but Carolina stood pat. One of the bigger “what if?” trades in recent NFL history transpired in 2022, when the Rams offered two-first-rounders and a third for the talented edge rusher. The Panthers declined the offer, and they did not receive any proposals in that ballpark in 2023. Burns playing out his rookie contract will make matters more difficult for the Panthers to obtain comparable value to that Rams blockbuster offer in a trade.
Burns, 25, would obviously bring a major upgrade to the Giants. Big Blue has sought an edge rusher to pair with Kayvon Thibodeaux, and the first two years of a Burns contract would align with Thibodeaux’s rookie deal. The Giants can keep the 2022 first-rounder on his rookie pact through 2025, with a fifth-year option decision for ’26. Burns has sought a $30MM-per-year deal, however, and the Panthers have been reluctant to authorize it. As Carolina shifts to a new GM and coaching staff, it does seem like a trade is in play now.
While edge rushers are obviously valuable, Burns needing a top-market contract will cut into his trade value. He has not brought the kind of production Khalil Mack did when the Raiders received two first-rounders for the former Defensive Player of the Year. CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson offers that teams are hesitant to part with a first-rounder and change for Burns, who has one double-digit sack season on his resume. That said, Burns has 46 career sacks and has never totaled fewer than 7.5 in a season.
Idk panthers some deal involving the #6 pick could go a long way to helping Bryce Young.
The Giants are not including the number six pick in the draft in the deal. They’re not giving up that high of a pick and then paying a guy the amount of money is going to take to sign Burns. It’s not going to happen.
“Trade us your best player for nothing of value and our scraps”
Works out pretty well usually.
Nobody said that. But the Giants are not giving up the sixth pick in the draft for a guy they’re going to have to give $30 million a year to. That’s just not going to happen.
Nobody said trade the #6 pick straight up for Burns and pay him $$$$ in a 1 for 1 swap
Well, if I misunderstood your original post, I apologize but what was the implication then? You did mention the number six pick.
“ some deal involving the #6 pick could go a long way to helping Bryce Young.”
The implication was Panthers could trade Burns, #33 (1st pick in the 2nd) and other assets to move up to #6.
OK fair enough but again, I don’t think the number six pick is in play at all in this deal, even in an expanded deal.
The Giants just lost McKinney and Barkley, now they’re going to trade for a pass rush specialist who couldn’t stick with the league’s worst team.
Jets fans are grinning like the Cheshire cat at what’s going on in East Rutherford.
So Carolina signed a $100 OG and want to trade, an in his prime, DE? Good luck Panthers fans.
Idk, trade the #6 in the 1st round and #47 in 2nd?
NYG really need an elite WR, hard to imagine they move that pick, but it is the Giants.
And why would the worse franchise the Panthers get over on them? The Giants are not including the sixth pick in the draft in a trade for Burns. They will give compensation for a player of his value who requires a contract extension of $30 million a year.
Yeah I know how it works, I didn’t say anything about getting one over on them, I am just commenting on the article. You already made the same statement in your response to Oh Boy Here We Go, are you going to repeat it to everyone who mentions the 6th pick?
If you read my original post I clearly am on your side about this, difference is I am not a Giants fan so I love watching them fumble lol.
Yes, and I might just repeat it again to someone else. I’m all sorts of crazy that way. The original article doesn’t say anything about the six pick so Im not sure what you are citing.