Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence requested a trade this week and he isn’t the only member of the team’s defense to have his name come up in trade chatter.
Edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux is in the final year of his rookie deal and Giants also have Brian Burns and Abdul Carter, which has led to some thought that the Giants could move Thibodeaux to address other areas of the team. The prospect came up during head coach John Harbaugh’s press conference on the first day of the team’s offseason program and Harbaugh said he looks forward to seeing what Thibodeaux can do for the Giants without taking anything off the table.
“I think he’s a great player,” Harbaugh said, via SNY. “I’m excited about him. I was fired up to see him today. He looks great, in great shape. I’m thinking about him on the field. I’m thinking about getting him plugged into our defense and getting him rolling. You want to talk about is he a trade possibility? Everybody’s tradable. Everybody.”
It’s a similar answer to one General Manager Joe Schoen gave at the Scouting Combine in February, so the Giants likely have a price in mind for moving Thibodeaux to go with their plans for his role on defense if no one should make the right offer ahead of Week 1.
Giants receiver Malik Nabers and running back Cam Skattebo both are expected to be ready for Week 1.
But Skattebo is closer to a return than Nabers, coach John Harbaugh said Tuesday.
Harbaugh said Skattebo could return this spring, while Nabers won’t be back until sometime in training camp and “closer to the season.”
Nabers underwent surgery to repair the torn ACL in his right knee on Oct. 28.
“He’s in the classroom; he’s lifting weights; he’s in the rehab stuff, got up and spoke, like everybody did,” Harbaugh said, via SNY. “It was great, man. He’s in great spirits. It was fun to be around him.”
Nabers made 109 catches for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie and had 18 receptions for 271 yards and two touchdowns in 2025 before his season-ending injury in Week 4.
Skattebo is recovering from an Oct. 26 surgery to repair a dislocated ankle, fractured fibula and ruptured ligament in is right leg.
He totaled 125 touches for 617 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie.
Giants cornerback Paulson Adebo was one of three players on the roster who didn’t attend the first day of voluntary offseason workouts today — and the only one whose reasons for missing the workout weren’t explained to head coach John Harbaugh.
Adebo, who signed a three–year, $54 million contract last offseason and didn’t play up to expectations, wasn’t there today, and Harbaugh said he didn’t know why.
“It’s his right. It’s his reason. Whatever his reason is, I’ll be interested to hear it. But it is what it is. It’s OK,” Harbaugh said.
Giants defensive tackles Dexter Lawrence and Sam Roberts were the other two players not there, but Harbaugh knew why: Lawrence has requested a trade, while Roberts is recovering from surgery.
“Sam wasn’t here because he has a surgery he can’t travel with yet. He’s got to wait for the stitches to heal,” Harbaugh said.
Harbaugh made clear he understands the rules of voluntary workouts, that players are free not to attend and don’t have to let the team know they’re not going to be there.
“There’s no excused or unexcused. It’s voluntary. Guys come or not come according to their choosing,” Harbaugh said.
Still, most players choose to attend voluntary workouts, and those who don’t usually let their coach know the reason. On the Giants, Adebo is the only player who didn’t show and hasn’t explained why.
Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence requested a trade this week, but Giants head coach John Harbaugh thinks the team will be able to work out a solution that keeps Lawrence on the roster.
Lawrence is looking for a new contract and his request came after initial talks with the Giants failed to result in an agreement. Lawrence has two years left on his current deal and would like a raise from the Giants or someone else that moves him closer to the top of the pay scale at the position.
The impasse led Lawrence to skip the start of the team’s offseason program on Tuesday, which was a decision head coach John Harbaugh said he saw “coming a few weeks back” and that the team will “try to work through it” with Lawrence’s agent. He also said he’s confident that everything will work out in a way that allows him to coach Lawrence this fall.
“We’ll find out,” Harbaugh said, via SNY. “I think the prospects are going to be high because we want Dexter here, I believe Dexter wants to be here. That’s a good formula, but there’s business involved.”
Lawrence is a key player on the Giants defense and his departure would be a blow to Harbaugh’s chances of immediately turning things around with his new team, but it remains to be seen if the two sides can get on the same page when it comes to finances.
Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is not expected to join the Giants for the first day of their offseason program, but wide receiver Ryan Miller should be with the team.
The Giants announced on Tuesday morning that they have re-signed Miller after tendering him as an exclusive rights free agent earlier in the offseason.
Miller joined the Giants last December after being claimed off of waivers, but did not play any snaps before the end of the season. He signed with the Buccaneers after going undrafted in 2023 and played in 25 games ahead of being cut in Tampa.
Miller had 14 catches for 162 yards and three touchdowns during his time with the Bucs.
