Schefter: 'No Way In Hell' Giants Would Trade No. 3 Draft Pick for Matthew Stafford

ESPN insider Adam Schefter isn't buying into speculation that the New York Giants would give up their No. overall 3 pick in the 2025 NFL draft to acquire Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.

"Let me be very clear: That pick is not in the conversation if Matthew Stafford and the Rams can't get a deal worked out, and if Matthew Stafford becomes available and all of a sudden the Giants surface as a contender," Schefter said in a Thursday appearance on Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard.

"If all those things happen, and they could—if all those things happen, there is no chance in hell the Giants are giving up the third overall pick for Matthew Stafford. Zero."

Schefter said he believes the Rams are "committed to trying to work something out, but it doesn't mean that they actually will work something out" with Stafford.

ESPN's Dan Graziano reported last Saturday that Stafford "is likely to return to L.A. in 2025," and that the quarterback "believes the Rams' leadership gives them the ability to contend every year."

But the Rams likely need to adjust Stafford's contract for the second straight offseason before he will return to camp. Although Stafford has two years and $58 million remaining on his deal, just $4 million of that total is fully guaranteed for 2025, per Spotrac.

Those ongoing negotiations, in addition to the Giants' need for a quarterback after parting ways with Daniel Jones last season, are part of the reason Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer recently named New York as a top potential landing spot for Stafford should he split from the Rams.

Schefter declined to answer who he thought the Giants would target with the No. 3 pick, but the team could prioritize the chance to draft an incoming rookie like Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders over acquiring a quarterback who celebrated his 37th birthday last week.

If the Rams decide both to trade Stafford and to target a top pick, they could turn to a quarterback-needy team farther down the draft order, like the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 6, to facilitate a deal.