The New York Giants suffered a devastating loss in Week 7 to the Denver Broncos.
The Giants were up 26-8 in the fourth quarter and ended up losing 33-32. It was a disappointing result, but the team should still be encouraged by the performances from rookies Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo.
The young core would be even more exciting if Malik Nabers was healthy. Unfortunately, the star receiver suffered a torn ACL in Week 4 and will miss the remainder of the 2025 season.
As a result, the Giants could really use some more help at receiver. Wan'Dale Robinson has stepped up in a big way, but nobody has stepped up behind him to provide support. Logan Ulrich of NFL Trade Rumors believes the Giants could try and target Calvin Ridley to help.
Ridley is stuck on the 1-6 Titans, and the team will undoubtedly be looking to ship out some veterans. The team already cut veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett on Tuesday after he requested his release.
Ulrich believes a 2027 third-rounder and a 2026 fifth-rounder would be enough to get Ridley and a 2026 sixth-round pick.
Regarding this potential deal, Ulrich offered the following:
Ridley hasn’t been as consistent as the Titans would have liked but he still went over 1,000 yards receiving in a tough overall offensive environment last year, and has flashed despite similar struggles around him this year. He’d be a significant upgrade for a Giants offense that has been relying on Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Jalin Hyatt and Beaux Collins for significant snaps in recent weeks.
As Ulrich mentioned, Ridley has been a 1,000-yard receiver before and he could easily replicate that production with a gunslinger like Dart. Ridley is almost certainly an upgrade over Humphrey, Hyatt, and Collins as well.
So far in 2025, Ridley has 16 catches for 290 yards. The Titans have struggled mightily on offense, though, and it's easy to imagine better production for the veteran in a different environment.
Interestingly, Ridley and Giants head coach Brian Daboll have some history together. Daboll was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Alabama in 2017, which was Ridley's final season in Tuscaloosa. Ridley caught 63 passes for 967 yards and five touchdowns in his lone season in a Daboll offense.
Ridley also wouldn't be a pure rental as the receiver is under contract through 2027.
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