
NFL Rumors: Giants Open to Trading Janoris Jenkins, Alec Ogletree, Nate Solder
The New York Giants may be very busy ahead of Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET trade deadline.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, New York "has shopped and is open to dealing Janoris Jenkins, Alec Ogletree and maybe Nate Solder."
The team reportedly acquired defensive tackle Leonard Williams from the New York Jets on Monday afternoon, per ESPN's Adam Schefter:
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One of the curious aspects of the Williams trade was the 2-6 Giants giving up draft capital to acquire Williams, a talented player who also happens to be a pending free agent. That raised a few eyebrows following the trade:
But perhaps the thinking in the New York front office is that they can re-sign the 25-year-old Williams this offseason while trading some of their veterans ahead of Tuesday to recoup those draft picks.
Granted, the argument could be made that trading for Ogletree and signing Nate Solder to a four-year, $62 million deal this offseason were win-now moves from a team that was in the middle of a rebuild around young players like Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley and Evan Engram:
The 30-year-old Jenkins definitely doesn't care if he gets moved.
"Tuesday is my birthday. I don't give a f–-k what they do," he told reporters regarding the Giants at the trade deadline, per Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post. "You feel me? I'm just coming to play football like I do every week. Whatever happens, it happens."
Ogletree worded his response to questions about trade rumors a bit differently.
"I mean, as of right now, I'm still a Giant and I'm going to stand by it," he said, per Art Stapleton of The Record. "I haven't heard anything different. I'm a Giant today and I'm thankful for the opportunity that I'm here now."
It's unclear what type of value the Giants would get for Jenkins, Ogletree and Solder. Jenkins and Solder, in particular, play priority positions. But Solder hasn't been particularly good for the Giants, and the team doesn't exactly have a replacement in place for him at left tackle:
The Giants should be building for the future around Jones and Barkley. Adding more draft picks would make sense. If they can get solid value for veterans like Jenkins, Ogletree and Solder, it would behoove them to do so.

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