Giants’ Kayvon Thibodeaux Remains a Likely Midseason Trade Candidate
His $14.751 million fifth‑year salary, slipping production and New York’s recent draft moves make a November deadline deal the most probable path to a trade.
Overview
- Several outlets quoted ESPN’s Dan Graziano on Thursday saying Thibodeaux is one of the players most likely to be moved by the NFL’s November trade deadline if performance and team needs align.
- Thibodeaux is under the Giants’ 2026 fifth‑year option and will make $14.751 million this season, a salary some teams view as a deterrent to an immediate acquisition.
- Analysts point to a clear drop in playing time and production since Thibodeaux’s 2023 breakout season when he had 11.5 sacks, a trend that reduces his trade value for some teams.
- Reporting says the Giants are reluctant to trade him within the NFC East and that the New England Patriots have been named repeatedly as a plausible landing spot; a near‑draft‑day inquiry from the Saints reportedly failed over compensation.
- New York can keep him this year to preserve leverage or convert him into draft capital at the deadline, a choice that would shape the Giants’ roster makeup and influence Thibodeaux’s market at free agency next offseason.