Bijan Robinson Trade Pursued by Giants, New NFL Rumors Detail Talks After Jonathan Taylor Links

Jonathan Taylor wasn't the only marquee running back the New York Giants made a push for prior to the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday.

Per ESPN's Jordan Raanan, the Giants at one point made a call to the Atlanta Falcons to ask about Bijan Robinson's availability.

There was no indication from Raanan about how long the call lasted, nor if the Falcons even entertained the idea of moving Robinson.

Atlanta, despite being in the race in a muddled NFC South, did opt to sell before the trade deadline by trading Jessie Bates III and Ryan Neuzil.

Robinson is obviously in a different class of player than either of them. Bates and Neuzil are both 29 and in the final year of their current contracts, so it's safe to assume they would have left as free agents in the offseason.

The Falcons gave Robinson a three-year, $75 million contract extension in August that ties him to the organization through the 2030 season.

Fox Sports' Jay Glazer reported on Sunday that New York offered a second- and fifth-round pick to the Indianapolis Colts for Taylor.

Giants head coach John Harbaugh didn't specifically confirm the offer or interest in Taylor, but suggested after Sunday's win over the Philadelphia Eagles they were having discussions about potential moves they could make.

"I'm not saying that report's not true. Those conversations are taking place," Harbaugh said. "If something happens for any player, can't talk about any [specific] player because they're with other teams right now, but we're not ruling anything out."

Nothing wound up coming out of the rumors because the Colts held onto Taylor through the deadline. Robinson would have been an even bigger swing since he is arguably the best running back in the NFL right now and a more versatile player because of his ability as a receiver.

New York put itself in position to potentially take a big swing by playing much better than anyone anticipated this season. Harbaugh has the Giants in first place in the NFC East going into Week 10.

Despite looking at Taylor and Robinson, the Giants wound up not making any moves before the deadline passed and will move forward this season with the group that has carried them to a 5-2-1 record.