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With A.J. Brown off to yet another slow start to the 2025 season, trade speculation has already begun. The Philadelphia Eagles insist that they will not trade their star receiver, but with Malik Nabers going down in Week 4, the New York Giants need to consider drawing up a proposal.
Without Nabers, the Giants need receivers. Brown might not be entirely available, but he has at least started the process that typically ends with a change of scenery. Brown, who has just 14 catches through four weeks, issued an apology after tweeting a bible verse that said to “shrug your shoulders and be on your way out” if you are “not welcome.”
Realistically, a trade would be difficult to come by. The Eagles will do everything they can to avoid that reality, and sending him to an NFC East divisional rival is the last move they would make.
But regardless, New York needs help. The team has fully committed to the “future being now,” as rookie edge-rusher Abdul Carter put it, with Jaxson Dart starting in Week 4. Dart initially had a promising young core to work with, but without Nabers, the Giants have arguably the worst receiving corps in the league.
The Giants are currently limited to a pass-catching corps comprised of Wan’Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, Theo Johnson, Jalin Hyatt and Beaux Collins. While all are serviceable complementary options, the front office will have a difficult time evaluating Dart without filling the Nabers-sized hole in its offense.
Acquiring Brown is more of a dream than a reality, particularly with the Giants more focused on their long-term future than a short-term gain. However, if Joe Schoen decides to strike on the opportunity, Dart could certainly use the help.
Giants receive: WR A.J. Brown
Eagles receive: OT Jermaine Eluemunor, 2026 fourth-round pick
If the Giants are going to target Brown, they face the difficult task of crafting a package void of any of their young assets. After trading up for Dart in April, New York is already short on draft capital, making that even more valuable than most players on the roster.
The Giants are still going to have to fork over a few assets to get a player of Brown’s magnitude. That will come in the form of right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, who has been one of the few solid pieces of the team’s offensive line since the start of the 2024 season. Behind All-Pro left tackle Andrew Thomas, Eluemunor is New York’s best blocker up front.
Losing a veteran like Eluemunor would be a blow, but the Giants already seem to have a competent successor in place with rookie Marcus Mbow. Mbow has had his struggles, already allowing nine pressures, but he would likely be more comfortable at right tackle than he has been facing the league’s premier pass-rushers at left tackle.
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