New York Giants bolster offensive line in 3-team trade proposal
The New York Giants will enter a crucial season relying heavily on an offensive line that needs to stay healthy.
While injuries are unpredictable, the Giants managed to add some depth to the offensive line this offseason. General manager Joe Schoen signed offensive tackles James Hudson III and Stone Forsythe in free agency while adding Marcus Mbow in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Even with those additions, the Giants haven't had the benefit of injury luck over the last few seasons. When looking at potential three-team trades that would shake up the NFL, Bleacher Report's Brent Sobleski included New York in a proposed deal that certainly fits the bill.
In his three-team trade pitch, the Giants send edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Arizona Cardinals offensive tackle Jonah Williams. Miami would send wide receiver Tyreek Hill to Arizona in this scenario.
Arizona would have to send a proven blocker to the New York Giants to make a deal happen in this scenario. They have suffered through multiple false starts trying to rebuild their offensive line. Despite multiple high investments in the position group, it's still not quite where it should be.
Williams has the potential to slide into right tackle and complete the fivesome, while the ever-reliable Kelvin Beachum Jr. holds down the fort on Arizona's strong side.
To fully entice the Dolphins and make all of this happen, the Giants move Kayvon Thibodeaux thanks to the depth they now have among their pass-rushers after selecting Abdul Carter with this year's third overall draft pick. While New York plans to keep Thibodeaux in the short term, he's not likely to remain with the team beyond the 2026 campaign when his rookie deal is complete.
This would be a massive change for the Giants' roster. They would be trading from a position of strength with their defensive line after adding Abdul Carter with the No. 3 overall pick in the draft.
Williams, the former first-round pick with the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2019 draft, has struggled mostly to live up to his draft capital, allowing an average of 39 total pressures per season when he was the starter in Cincinnati from 2020-2023, per Pro Football Focus.
The Giants currently have Jermaine Eluemunor manning the right tackle position as he enters the final year of his contract. He's a versatile player, so he could slide inside to right guard if needed, but the right tackle position is his best spot.
It's that time of the offseason when we're simply waiting for football to return, so it's unlikely a deal like this gets done. But it does highlight the need for the Giants' offensive line to step up in 2025.
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