{"id":209280,"date":"2026-04-25T05:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T05:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209280\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T05:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T05:30:20","slug":"new-york-giants-new-orleans-saints-discussing-kayvon-thibodeaux-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209280\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants, New Orleans Saints discussing Kayvon Thibodeaux trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated April 24, 2026, 8:17 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

The New York Giants<\/a> have engaged in trade conversations involving defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, with the New Orleans Saints<\/a> among the teams showing strong interest, reports NFL insider Jordan Schultz.<\/p>\n

Schultz says a deal could come together as soon as Friday night, as the Giants have been open to listening on the former fifth-overall pick from the 2022 draft.<\/p>\n

The report arrives one day after head coach John Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen reaffirmed their plan to retain Thibodeaux<\/a> following the first round of the 2026 NFL draft.<\/p>\n

“No, no, we keep all the good players as much as we can. Right? We love Kayvon,” Harbaugh told reporters.<\/p>\n

“Yup,” Schoen added.<\/p>\n

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While Harbaugh said the organization loves the player and aims to keep its best talent, he had noted earlier that every player is tradable under the right circumstances.<\/p>\n

The latest discussions mark a shift from earlier in the week, when the Giants pulled back on Thibodeaux trade talks<\/a> after sending nose tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals. Any potential deal would likely center on draft compensation, most likely a fourth-round pick, though a third-round selection has been mentioned as a more ambitious target.<\/p>\n

The Giants and Saints had reportedly discussed a trade for Thibodeaux back in February.<\/p>\n

Following word of these reports, Schoen again insisted the Giants intend to keep Thibodeaux.<\/p>\n

“Nothing has changed,” Schoen said on Friday night. “I wish I could just put anything out in the Twitter-sphere and let people run with it. But no, there is no truth to that. We have not had any conversations today about Kayvon. So that’s not true.”<\/p>\n

Thibodeaux is entering the final year of his rookie contract (fifth-year option) and remains part of a deep edge group that includes Brian Burns and Abdul Carter.<\/p>\n

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