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It turns out that trade negotiations can happen in the public eye. At least that’s how trade talks between the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers regarding Pro Bowl edge rusher Brian Burns began this offseason.
In the season debut of “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants,” Giants general manager Joe Schoen jokingly asked Panthers general manager Dan Morgan if he wanted the sixth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Morgan countered with his own trade proposal while the two were scouting players at the Senior Bowl.
“You wanna give us two ones for [Brian] Burns?” Morgan asked.
Schoen’s tone went from joking around to excitement. He uttered an “Ooh!” as he pressed Morgan on the possibility of trading for Burns.
“No. I mean, yes, but …,” Schoen replied.
Morgan interrupted with a counteroffer.
“Or a one and something,” Morgan said
“OK,” Schoen responded. “You’re headed in the right direction.”
A trade for Burns wasn’t agreed to on the spot as it was only late January. Burns was still a pending free agent at the time, though many expected him to receive the franchise tag, which allowed the Panthers to trade him.
Earlier in the episode, Giants pro scouting director Chris Rossetti said that acquiring Burns would likely cost the team at least a first-round pick during a meeting with staffers discussing the upcoming free agency. The first episode didn’t detail the final negotiations, but the Giants wound up acquiring Burns for a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick. Burns also received a five-year, $141 million deal as part of the trade.
The first episode also detailed the Giants’ early thought process on how they would approach Saquon Barkley’s free agency. Schoen told Giants owner John Mara that he wasn’t going to franchise tag Barkley unless they knew they had a trade offer for him two days after Super Bowl LVIII.
“In a perfect world, I’d still like to have him back,” Mara said when Schoen shared Barkley wouldn’t be franchise tagged. “Until we can…
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Publish date : 2024-07-03 16:34:16
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