Giants received trade offers from Colts, Jets for No. 6 pick in 2024 NFL Draft

When the New York Giants’ quest to trade up and land their preferred quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft fell short, they had a pretty clear backup plan.

In the final episode of “Hard Knocks: Offseason With the New York Giants,” general manager Joe Schoen, head coach Brian Daboll and the rest of the Giants’ front office showed they wanted Malik Nabers with the No. 6 overall pick, presuming that Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and Marvin Harrison Jr. would be selected with the first four picks.

After sweating out the Los Angeles Chargers’ selection of offensive tackle Joe Alt with the fifth pick, though, the Giants received a pair of trade offers for the sixth pick. First, Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard called Schoen, offering the 15th overall pick, the 46th and a 2025 second-round selection. 

“That’s too far, I’m not going back,” Schoen told Giants staffers of the Colts’ offer.

It wasn’t clear who the Colts wanted to select, but there had been rumors prior to the draft that they were interested in Georgia tight end Brock Bowers. The Las Vegas Raiders wound up drafting Bowers with the 13th pick, while the Colts added UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu with the 15th pick.

Schoen received another call right before he was about to select Nabers, as New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas made an offer for the sixth pick, though the exact offer wasn’t made clear.

“Yeah, I think we’re going to pick,” Schoen told Douglas. “What are you thinking? … Yeah, I think we’re going to stay.”

Similar to the situation with the Colts, it wasn’t indicated on “Hard Knocks” who the Jets wanted to pick at No. 6. There had been rumors that they were interested in Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze ahead of the draft. The Chicago Bears took Odunze with the No. 9 pick, while the Jets selected Penn State offensive tackle Olu Fashanu at No. 11 after trading down one spot with the Minnesota Vikings.

The episode also showed the Giants’ approach to Day 2 of the draft….

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Publish date : 2024-07-31 15:03:10

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