In the final hours leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft, the New York Giants held out hope that they could trade up for the No. 3 overall pick to select a quarterback.
That was the biggest revelation in the latest episode of “Hard Knocks: Offseason With the New York Giants,” as general manager Joe Schoen made it clear in a draft-day conversation with owner John Mara that his Plan A was to move up from the No. 6 pick and select a QB. Schoen wasn’t willing to give up the farm to get that guy, however, telling Mara he wanted to get a sense of how serious New England Patriots de facto general manager Eliot Wolf was about possibly trading down from No. 3.
“Believe me, if we are about to pull this deal off, I’m going to have palpitations. I’ve gotta stand by my conviction, that is if you guys have a conviction about a quarterback, that’s what we do, like 20 years ago,” Mara told Schoen, referring to when the team traded up for the top pick in 2004 and drafted Eli Manning.
Schoen reached Wolf on the phone roughly 4.5 hours before the draft to see if the two sides could actually strike a deal.
“So, what’s going on? Are you guys still listening or make a decision? What are you thinking?” Schoen asked Wolf.
“I think we’re pretty happy sitting here, picking,” Wolf replied. “But again, if you offer us [a first-round pick], [a second-round pick], [a third-round pick] this year, [a first-round pick], [a second-round pick] next year — I mean, I’m exaggerating.”
“It’s going to be something crazy like that?” Schoen responded.
“It would probably have to be pretty significant,” Wolf answered.
“A [the sixth overall pick] this year, a [first-round pick] next year and then something more this year is not going to do it? It’s gotta be multiple in ‘25?” Schoen asked.
“Um, we’re in this situation where we just probably sit and pick a quarterback,” Wolf said.
The Giants’ Hail Mary attempt had fallen short.
“Again, if we had a quarterback, I feel like we’d be calling in [a trade] right now, you…
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Publish date : 2024-07-24 15:58:38
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