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Getty Images Edge rusher Azeez Ojulari went to the Giants with the 50th pick in the draft and that was a bit lower than he was projected to go by many draft pundits. Questions about lingering knee issues after a torn ACL in high school could have been a factor, but Ojulari said on Valentine’s...

Getty Images Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman admitted that when Aaron Rodgers‘ name comes up in trade rumors, it’s worth exploring. But because New York is an unlikely destination if and when the Packers trade Rodgers, Gettleman also reaffirmed the team’s belief in rising third-year...

Getty Images When the Ravens brought in tackle Alejandro Villanueva for a visit last month, word from Baltimore reporters was that the team was not expected to make a move until after the draft. Compensatory draft picks were central to that approach. The Ravens and other teams have prized the...

Getty Images On Thursday night, Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman was asked about the day’s flurry of reports concerning Aaron Rodgers‘ desire to be traded and said it was “none of my business.” Gettleman added that it would take a ton of picks to land Rodgers “even though he’s 37 years...

Getty Images The deadline for NFL teams to exercise their fifth-year contract options on 2018 first-round picks passed on Monday afternoon and 21 players had those options picked up. Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold is part of that group. Carolina traded for Darnold last month and announced...

Getty Images Daniel Jones injured his right hamstring against the Bengals on Nov. 29. The Giants quarterback missed one game and returned only to injure his left ankle on a hit in the pocket Dec. 13 against the Cardinals. He then missed another game. Giants coach Joe Judge said most other NFL...

Getty Images In exercising the 25th pick in the draft (from the Rams due to the Jalen Ramsey trade), the Jaguars paired Clemson running back Travis Etienne with Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the first round of the 2021 draft. Coach Urban Meyer would have preferred giving Lawrence a...

Getty Images There’s an old saying that posits there’s no one more zealous than a convert and it might apply to Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman’s views about trading down in the NFL Draft. Gettleman had never done it while running eight drafts for the Panthers and Giants, but he traded...

Getty Images Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman wasn’t a fan of trading down in the past, but he’s developed a taste for it this year. The Giants picked up a 2022 first-round pick by trading with the Bears in the first round and they made another move while they were on the clock for the...

Getty Images In their heyday, the Giants had great offensive and defensive lines. On Friday night, they added edge rusher Azeez Ojulari. The Giants picked Ojulari with the 50th pick in the draft, obtained in a trade down from No. 42 with the Dolphins. Ojulari, the grandson of an actual...

Getty Images Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman’s unwillingness to trade back in the first round has been a running theme of his tenure with the NFC East team and his previous stint with the Panthers, but he insisted last week that it was an “urban myth” and that his position is that he...

Getty Images After their first trade back in the draft under general manager Dave Gettleman, the New York Giants selected Florida wide receiver Kadarius Toney with the 20th overall pick in the NFL Draft. The Philadelphia Eagles had traded up earlier in the round to jump ahead of the Giants to...

Getty Images The Bears made their move for a quarterback in the first round. Chicago convinced Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman to trade down in the first round of a draft for the first time in his career and used the pick to select Justin Fields. Fields was thought to be a candidate to...

Getty Images They signed receiver Kenny Golladay in free agency. That may not stop them from picking a receiver with the eleventh overall selection in round one. As one source with knowledge of the dynamics has explained it to PFT, the Giants are expected to seriously consider taking a...

Getty Images Earlier in the first round, the Dolphins reunited a former Alabama duo by selecting wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. Now the Eagles have done the same — by making a trade with a division rival. Philadelphia acquired the 10th overall pick from Dallas in exchange for No. 12 overall and...

Getty Images As to the first two picks in the draft, there’s no mystery. After that, it’s all a mystery. At the center of the mystery resides Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. Once regarded as the No. 2 quarterback in the draft (especially after shredding presumptive No. 1 pick Trevor...

Getty Images Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman said recently that the team signed Devontae Booker because they believe Booker is a three-down back who makes the team strong. If all goes well, the Giants won’t be needing Booker for all three downs because Saquon Barkley will be handling the...

Getty Images A report on Wednesday indicated Giants running back Saquon Barkley is on track to be ready for the start of the 2021 season and he’s now set to be with the team at the start of the 2022 season as well. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Giants have exercised their fifth-year...

Getty Images In their first season under Joe Judge, the Giants went 6-10 and still had a late chance to make the playoffs in an underwhelming NFC East. A team with a lot of potential, New York was plagued by misfortune when Saquon Barkley tore his ACL in Week 2. They could add another running...

Getty Images NFL teams will be adding first-round picks to their roster this week and some of them will then turn their attention to first-round picks from 2018. Fifth-year contract options for players selected in the first round that year need to be exercised by May 3 and some teams have...