{"id":32978,"date":"2025-11-08T11:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T11:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/32978\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T11:30:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T11:30:06","slug":"colts-checked-into-new-york-giants-cornerback-deonte-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/32978\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts &#8216;checked into&#8217; New York Giants cornerback Deonte Banks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The NFL trade deadline passed on Tuesday, leaving the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" data-autotag=\"9402befb-12da-4b26-905a-81ab1fea0850\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York Giants<\/a> as one of the league&#8217;s most inactive teams. General manager Joe Schoen reportedly inquired about several top available players (wide receivers, running backs) in the lead-up to the deadline, but the steep asking prices exceeded what the Giants were willing to surrender in assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Among the players the Giants were reportedly shopping were former first-round pick Evan Neal and third-round selection Jalin Hyatt &#8212; talents the organization no longer views as reliable contributors during live game action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In a notable twist, however, 2023 first-round pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46872785\/inside-new-york-jets-sauce-gardner-quinnen-williams-trade-deadline-deals-wild-24-hours-indianapolis-colts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Deonte Banks reportedly drew interest<\/a> from a potential trade partner ahead of the deadline.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762601406_194_86373428007-square-1.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Coincidentally, the inquiring team &#8212; the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" data-autotag=\"d3fda36a-3eb5-4700-8763-caba831c06ae\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> &#8212; struck a deal that same day with the New York Jets, acquiring former first-round pick Sauce Gardner in a blockbuster move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Details of the Giants-Colts discussions remain unclear, including the asking price for Banks. Yet, with ongoing injuries plaguing New York&#8217;s secondary, the Giants likely deemed the rookie cornerback essential to their depth, making a trade untenable at this juncture.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Banks has emerged as a clear liability in the Giants&#8217; defensive backfield, with the team preferring to minimize his snap counts whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">His slide down the depth chart this offseason &#8212; coupled with a rare training camp loss in a key positional battle &#8212; signals that a parting of ways may be inevitable. Despite the Colts&#8217; interest in Banks&#8217; availability, no deal materialized, leaving his future with Big Blue in limbo as the Giants prioritize roster stability heading into the season&#8217;s stretch run.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__lp gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/giantswire.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/nfl\/giants\/2025\/05\/17\/photos-new-york-giants-complete-2025-schedule\/83669951007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Photos: New York Giants&#039; complete 2025 schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762601406_620_83621410007-nyg-sched-25-announcement.png\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NFL trade deadline passed on Tuesday, leaving the New York Giants as one of the league&#8217;s most&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[679,9,11,10,1941,1942,948,7945,16948,17029,16535,950,930,932,947,691,19783,949,682],"class_list":["post-32978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-accessfree","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-sstssportsnflgiants","tag-sstsngiants","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagdeonte-banks","tag-tagevan-neal","tag-tagindianapolis-colts","tag-tagjalin-hyatt","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagnew-york-giants","tag-tagnfl","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagsauce-gardner","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}