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    Giants trade proposal sends former Day 2 pick to 49ers before roster cuts

    By Kevin Hickey,

    2024-08-24

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    The New York Giants wrap up the preseason Saturday night with the annual matchup against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.

    Though the Jets won't be playing their starters for the finale, it's still unclear what the Giants have planned. In any event, this is the final time players will make their case for the 53-man roster ahead of Tuesday's deadline for roster cuts.

    Part of the process of trimming down the roster includes potential trades — either for another player or for draft capital.

    One prominent player potentially on the trading block is edge rusher Azeez Ojulari, a former second-round pick for the Giants in 2021.

    With roster cuts looming, the Giants could send Ojulari to the San Francisco 49ers , a potential trade proposed by Art Stapleton of NorthJersey.com .

    This comes after two of their edge rushers, Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos, suffered knee injuries during Friday night's preseason finale.

    Stapleton proposed the Giants send Ojulari to the 49ers in exchange for one of their defenders. He mentioned cornerbacks Rock Ya-Sin and Darryl Luter, and linebackers Tatum Bethune and Curtis Robinson as potential targets in a trade.

    While Ojulari should provide quality depth behind Kayvon Thibodeaux and Brian Burns, his preseason has been extremely underwhelming. He's also struggled to stay on the field in each of the last two seasons.

    Going into the final year of his rookie contract, the Giants might look to get something in exchange for him.

    Having quality depth on the defensive line is vital, but the Giants have major questions in the secondary and with the depth at linebacker.

    The preseason finale might give us more clarity, but this would be an intriguing scenario for the Giants to consider.

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