Overview
- SNY reports the Giants would prefer to move Thibodeaux and multiple league contacts expect a trade this offseason.
- Most evaluators surveyed by SNY project offers no better than a fourth-round pick, with a player-for-player swap also viewed as possible.
- Moving Thibodeaux would clear roughly $14.75 million in fully guaranteed 2026 salary tied to his fifth-year option.
- Thibodeaux logged 2.5 sacks in 10 games in 2025 before a shoulder injury ended his season on injured reserve, following an 11.5-sack breakout in 2023.
- Roster additions Brian Burns and 2025 No. 3 pick Abdul Carter have reduced Thibodeaux’s role, while teams mentioned as monitoring include the Patriots, Bills, Bears, Raiders, Seahawks, 49ers, Jets and Ravens.