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5 New York Giants that could be traded before deadline

By Charles Vitolo

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 10: Janoris Jenkins #20 of the New York Giants intercepts a ball intended for Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots during the first quarter in the game at Gillette Stadium on October 10, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 10: Janoris Jenkins #20 of the New York Giants intercepts a ball intended for Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots during the first quarter in the game at Gillette Stadium on October 10, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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Markus Golden

I’ve gotta be honest here, this one is going to hurt me to pontificate about – I really, really love Markus Golden and everything he’s brought to this 2019 New York Giants football team. With that said, due to his turnaround 2019 performance and his team-friendly contract, Golden is undoubtedly one of, if not the most, attractive trade pieces on this football team. Golden has stood out as the only former Arizona Cardinal (of which there are many) to come to the Giants and flourish.

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After suffering a devstating ACL tear in 2017 that led to a down 2018, Golden chose to sign a one-year prove it deal with the Giants to the tune of only 3.2M. He has far vastly outperformed that number, as he has already racked up five sacks in only seven games so far. Dave Gettleman is going to have to think long and hard about if Golden is someone he’s going to want to shell out big dollars to in the off-season, and if he comes to the conclusion that he’s not, then he simply has to trade him.

I’m okay with either decision that Gettleman makes here, what I won’t be okay with is simply holding onto him to finish out the year on a brutal football team, only to see him leave in free agency, anyway. The Baltimore Ravens stand out as a potential trade partner, as they are hurting for pass-rushers with the recent loss of Pernell McPhee, while also moving on from Terrell Suggs in the off-season.

If Gettleman can extract a draft pick out of a team like the Ravens for player he’s not planning on handing a big contract to, he must do it. I’m not holding my breath here, as Gettleman’s timing on guys in this type of scenario has not been great up to this point (think Landon Collins, and no, don’t tell me about that comp pick that was not guaranteed at last year’s deadline).

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