Overview
- The Giants, which hosted D.J. Reader on Monday, left the visit without a signed deal as they continue to survey veteran defensive tackles.
- The evaluation follows Dexter Lawrence’s trade request, with the team indicating it prefers to keep him and find a sturdy partner to lift a run defense that ranked 31st last season.
- Reader is a 10-year, 330-pound run-stopper with 137 games and 128 starts, though recent analytics dipped and a 2025 neck issue has prompted medical caution, according to reports.
- He also visited the Ravens, and the Giants could wait until after the draft to sign a veteran so the addition does not lower their compensatory-pick outlook.
- New York’s interior depth is thin after losing Rakeem Nunez-Roches and D.J. Davidson, adding only Sam Roberts so far, and the team recently brought in Shelby Harris for a visit.