NY Giants news, 4/13: Evan Neal, draft buzz, Marlon Humphrey trade idea

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Inside Evan Neal’s decision to ‘pick up the pieces’ as he looks to turn his career around with Giants | New York Post

“With Evan what we have to lean into is this: He’s been willing to do the work,’’ [LeCharles] Bentley told The Post. “That’s where we all have to start. Some guys aren’t willing to do the work. He’s trying to figure it out. Has it been in the time frame that people may have expected or wanted? No. But does it mean that the die is cast? No, it doesn’t.’’

The NFL Player Each NFC Team Should Trade for During the 2026 Draft | FOX Sports

Ralph Vacchiano suggests a move at cornerback for the Giants.

Acquire: CB Marlon Humphrey from the Baltimore Ravens
Cost: 2026 fourth-round pick (105th), 2027 conditional seventh-round pick

The thinnest position on the Giants’ roster might be corner, where veteran Paulson Adebo has battled injuries the past two seasons, Deonte Banks has been a bust, and they’re counting a lot on the flier they took on Greg Newsome. Humphrey, a four-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro, will be 30 and carries a $15.25 million salary, so he might not cost more than a Day 3 pick. The Ravens will be OK in the secondary without him. And they could make this a win-win trade if they can entice Baltimore with edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux in a blockbuster deal, too.

2026 NFL draft: Latest New York Giants updates, intel, buzz | ESPN

Bisontis, Rutledge on radar

The Giants had Texas A&M guard Chase Bisontis in for a predraft visit on Friday. It only reinforced that they could be looking at a guard with their second pick at the top of the second round, 37th overall.

The Giants have also shown extensive interest throughout the draft process in Georgia Tech guard Keylan Rutledge.

Two physical, nasty interior linemen. Just what the Giants seem to need and want in their new offense. New York doesn’t have a single potential starting guard signed beyond this season, and its desire to protect quarterback Jaxson Dart now and into the future would align with its desire to get an offensive lineman with one of its first two picks.

Bisontis and Rutledge are considered two of the best guards in this draft. The question seems to be when the run on interior offensive linemen begins, and if they will be available when the Giants pick at 37.

Sonny Styles has chance to be 42-year first for Giants in 2026 NFL Draft | New York Post

There are all sorts of “positional value’’ warnings about taking an off-ball linebacker so high in the draft. To wit: They are not on the field often enough to part with such valuable draft capital. They can be found in later rounds. You invest in edge rushers and cornerbacks, not inside linebackers.

With the Giants, this discussion can go even further. They released Bobby Okereke and signed Tremaine Edmunds to a three-year, $36 million contract. He is a proven eight-year veteran (Bills, Bears) with 900 career tackles, long (6-foot-4) and sturdy (251 pounds) and turns 28 on May 2. He will start, so why is linebacker a spot of need for the Giants?

“Here’s the thing,’’ said [Carl] Banks — the respected, say-what-he-believes, longtime Giants radio analyst. “We’ve kind of been a microwave mindset with fans and even with some scout type people, everything is so tied to salary cap. Free agency, in my opinion, is now for now, the draft is now for later.

“It’s the reality of football, players get older, and you have an older player who’s still very productive in Edmunds, but for how much longer and will you be looking to upgrade the position in two years? Well, you got it now if you draft Styles.’’

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