Overview
- Late May 2026 reporting shows the Giants are not rushing to move Thibodeaux after multiple outlets said he has impressed the new coaching staff.
- Team sources told ESPN the Giants want more than a third-round pick and would have sought at least a second-rounder earlier in the spring.
- New Orleans made an early inquiry but would not go past a fourth-round pick and then addressed its edge needs by trading for Tyree Wilson, cooling that interest.
- Several media outlets floated mock trades with third- to fifth-round returns for Thibodeaux but league insiders described those proposals as insufficient for New York.
- Thibodeaux is on his fifth-year option for 2026 at about $14.75 million, so the Giants can keep him this season and consider a trade at the deadline or use a 2027 franchise tag to change his market next offseason.