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NFL Trade deadline: NY Giants should shop these 4 players, including Darius Slayton

By Matt Lombardo

Darius SlaytonÊof the Giants makes this long catch in front of Kyle Fuller of Denver as the Denver Broncos came to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ and beat the New York Giants 27-13 in the first game of the 2021 season on September 12, 2021.The Denver Broncos Came To Metlife Stadium In East Rutherford Nj To Play The New York Giants In The First Game Of The 2021 Season On September 12 2021
Darius SlaytonÊof the Giants makes this long catch in front of Kyle Fuller of Denver as the Denver Broncos came to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ and beat the New York Giants 27-13 in the first game of the 2021 season on September 12, 2021.The Denver Broncos Came To Metlife Stadium In East Rutherford Nj To Play The New York Giants In The First Game Of The 2021 Season On September 12 2021 /
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There’s no question the NY Giants should be sellers at the trade deadline, but NFL insiders believe Dave Gettleman may struggle to find buyers for players he may be shopping

The NY Giants are an injury riddled, rudderless submarine sinking fast to the depths of the NFL this season.

As the NFL trade deadline looms, embattled general manager Dave Gettleman and the NY Giants should absolutely be sellers, fielding phone calls for any and all players with some sort of trade value.

The problem is, Gettleman’s phone might be fairly silent in coming weeks.

“They don’t really have any tradable players,” an NFC personnel executive tells FanSided. “I’m not saying some guys on that roster don’t have positives, but there’s no one that you’d bang the door down for and no one who fits a need for a team contending but with players at a certain position on season-long IR.”

The Giants would likely love to get out from under some tradable contracts to create cap relief in 2022, but doing so might be a heavy lift.

New York is 1-5, with a minus -10.5 point-differential and with the NFL’s 15th toughest remaining schedule that includes games against the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs, playoff bound Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers, among others ahead. There’s little that can be done to salvage what seems destined to be the NY Giants’ fifth consecutive losing season.

Here’s a look at four players the NY Giants should be shopping, and how likely a trade for each is

TE Evan Engram

Few players on the NY Giants roster might benefit more from a change of scenery than Engram, but New York may have missed the opportunity to move on from the 2020 Pro Bowler.

Multiple league sources suggest that the Arizona Cardinals’ acquisition of Zach Ertz took one of the possible suitors for Engram out of the market.

As one source points out, it would be difficult for a team to justify trading for Engram as he is set to become an unrestricted free agent next spring, so there’s no incentive to give up an asset in return for a deal.

Last fall, the NY Giants turned down trade overtures for Engram, and given the limited market that seems to have developed in recent weeks, maybe that was a mistake.

However, one team to watch, from league conversations, is the Buffalo Bills, who just lost Dawson Knox to a broken hand and could miss multiple weeks.

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