Big Blue View
When it comes to the NFL trade deadline, there are all sorts of rumors. Most amount to nothing. There are also plenty of pie-in-the-sky dream trade suggestions. Conor Orr of Sports Illustrated visited trade deadline fantasy-land and came up with a few trade doozies for the New York Giants. Let’s travel into Orr’s fantasy.
Price: 2026 first-round pick
*Whiffs smelling salt* O.K., that’s the good stuff. Lawrence is a centerpiece of the Giants’ defensive line but has not played up to his brand name this season. The Lawrence situation recently came to a head when longtime Giants radio voice Carl Banks ripped the former first-round pick and three-time Pro Bowler by saying (as transcribed by the New York Post):
“Your opponents do not—the pre-injury Dexter is not there in their heads. They don’t respect you. And there’s a difference. You’re on the field, they’re blocking you with a [five]-year backup center. You’re not making a difference. The old Dexter would. There are a lot of things that go into your performance, only you know what that is. Whether you’re still recovering or not, I’m just telling you now, I’m looking at enough tape to know that your opponents don’t respect you, not like they used to.”
While Lawrence is unlikely to land a first-round pick, the Bills’ sheer desperation and the glaring lack of interior defensive line help on the market elevate this to a must-consider for the Giants. Also, Joe Schoen was Bills GM Brandon Beane’s longtime assistant, if that matters for much.
There is only one scenario in which I see Schoen trading Lawrence. That would be Lawrence walking into his office and demanding it, telling Schoen he wants to be someplace ready to win right now.
That has not happened yet, though if things don’t change for the Giants I can see the day coming when Lawrence decides he has had enough and requests a trade.
That might even become more likely if the Giants were to fire both Schoen and Brian Daboll and decide to start another complete tear down. I don’t see it in the next few days.
Incidentally, in my view the Giants would have to get more than a first-round pick from the Bills. Remember, that pick will be at the bottom of the round. Buffalo would need to sweeten the pot with something else.
Price: 2026 second-round pick, 2027 first-round pick
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