The New York Giants have a lot of wide receivers on the room but Darius Slayton could have a new team, according to an NFL insider’s proposed trade. Given the quantity of names they have on the depth chart, it could make sense.
Per Anthony Rivardo of Fireside Giants, the injury of Houston’s Jayden Higgins opened the door for a trade. “The Texans should trade for Darius Slayton. They need help at WR. Maybe they could ship a DT or CB the Giants’ way. Just an idea.”
Rivardo might be on to something. Higgins was the Texans’ WR2, and Slayton is better than what the Texans are signing. According to Ari Meirov, the Texans have signed Sterling Shepard and Zay Jones. Slayton is a better option than those two.
The NY Giants could use a DT/CB
As Rivardo points out, the Texans could give a defensive piece back to the Giants. Given that the Giants need one, but also the Texans have a loaded, elite defense, which means that even a third string on the Texans could be very good and useful for the Giants.
The current Giants’ DTs are Darius Alexander and sixth-round rookie Bobby Jamison-Travis. Meanwhile they have cornerbacks Greg Newsome II and Paulson Adebo. They could really get some help in any of those roles.
The Texans have veteran, and injury prone WRs
Nico Collins is an absolute stud, and he manages to stay relatively healthy. Howeve, the rest of the Texans wideouts are incredibly shaky in terms of availability.
Jayden Higgins is out for the year, Tank Dell has had an absolute nightmare of a career in terms of wild injuries. Then, the veteran signings of Sterling Shepard and Zay Jones lower the team’s ceiling. The Texans should consider Slayton seriously.
