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Loser: New York Giants Other teams had interest in pass-rusher Azeez Ojulari, but none of the offers satisfied the Giants enough to pull the trigger on a deal. Ojulari could’ve helped someone else. He has six sacks despite playing behind Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux, and the Giants could have used the future picks to fortify their weak roster. Instead, Ojulari stays put and New York adds no resources.
The New York Giants’ inactivity at Tuesday’s trade deadline can’t be fully evaluated for months.
Was holding a hard line on wide receiver Darius Slayton and outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari a decision driven by self-preservation, as weakening a 2-7 roster could damage the job security of general manager Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll? Or was standing pat a calculated decision based on a belief the team will be able to re-sign the pending free agents to avoid letting more homegrown talent walk?
Burns said he's happy with his situation with the Giants. He's in the New York market, where he gets to play in more prime-time games (three plus a Thanksgiving game in Dallas) and receive more exposure. He said this is the biggest difference he has noticed between the Panthers and Giants.
Burns' production has been similar -- he has five sacks and a top 10 pass rush win rate (20.9%). He's on pace for the second double-digit sack season of his career despite playing through groin and Achilles injuries that had him limping out of the locker room after games the past six weeks.
On playing tough despite the team record: "I think we've got a lot of the right guys that are made of the right DNA. Team-first players. Again, you're not happy about the results, but you control what you can control, which is the upcoming week. We've got a bunch of guys that do that each and every week."
