The Giants are off to a 3-1 start and sitting atop the NFC East, which makes the idea of trading Kayvon Thibodeaux feel a little out of step with where this team is right now.
New York does not look like a club ready to start unloading pieces, especially with plenty of season still ahead before the NFL trade deadline. There’s been an expectation that the Giants would be better this year, and while a division race with the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys may not have seemed especially realistic at the start, the 3-1 record has changed the mood.
That’s part of why the chatter around Thibodeaux is so odd. Even with Jaxson Dart’s injury hanging over the picture, the Giants’ current position makes the whole conversation feel shaky. CBS still floated Thibodeaux as a possible trade name, with the Cleveland Browns listed as a potential landing spot.
“Thibodeaux has been the subject of trade rumors for quite some time now. It remains to be seen if the Giants would want to move him for a Day 3 pick, but why not if Joe Schoen/John Harbaugh have no interest in signing him to a new deal? A change of scenery could give him a boost.
“Potential landing spot: Cleveland Browns,” CBS wrote.
The production numbers help explain why the rumor mill keeps circling him. Thibodeaux has not recorded a sack this season, and he finished with just 2.5 last year. Before that dip, though, he was far more disruptive, piling up 11.5 sacks in 2023 and looking like one of the league’s better pass rushers.
Even with the quieter stretch, he remains an important part of the Giants’ defense. And if New York keeps winning, there’s not much reason to talk seriously about moving him anywhere.
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