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Giants news, 10/30: Dexter Lawrence fires back at Carl Banks, Brian Burns, Tyrone Tracy, more headlines

Good morning, New York Giants fans!

From Big Blue View

Other Giant observations

The historic obstacle standing in way of Brian Burns’ hardware dream | New York Post

NFL sacks co-leader Brian Burns is bidding to win Defensive Player of the Year, which ‘would mean a lot.’ It won’t be easy. The last 18 winners have been from winning teams. Standing in his way? The Giants records and history of players on losing teams getting passed over.

“The way you formed that question is true — sadly. At least I know I’ll have no regrets at the end of the season.”

Tyrone Tracy on handling a bigger role

Best Rookie Pass Rusher: Abdul Carter, New York Giants. Carter is in a tier of his own when it comes to rookie pass-rushing production through the first eight weeks of the season. The No. 3 overall pick in this year’s draft leads all rookies in PFF pass-rush grade (76.4), total pressures (32) and win rate (13.5%).

2025 NFL midseason All-Rookie Team | CBSSports.com

Quarterback: Jaxson Dart. The choice came down to Titans quarterback Cam Ward and Jaxson Dart. There are some intriguing moments with Ward, but then he has also made reckless decisions with the football. Neither quarterback has done enough to earn long-term confidence, but there is no question Dart has provided a spark to that offense and has shown improvement as a passer. He obviously brings a level of toughness to the field and is able to turn a broken-down play into chunk yardage with his legs.

Edge rushers: Abdul Carter. Abdul Carter was the easy selection. He leads all rookies in pressures (32) and has produced more game-altering plays than any other. There is room for him to improve as a run defender, but Carter has shown an ability to win in a variety of ways.

Jaxson Dart on Eli Manning’s son dressing as him for Halloween

2025 NFL Trade Block Big Board Entering Week 9 | Bleacher Report

There’s no guarantee New York views pass-rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux as a core contributor long-term. He was a first-round pick in 2022 and is under contract through 2026, but the Giants have also invested heavily in pass-rushers Brian Burns and Abdul Carter.

Is New York really about to give lucrative long-term deals to three edge-rushers when it has other needs on the roster? Probably not. We’re not pulling him off our board with a week to go, even if the price to acquire him is high. Potential Suitors: San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The complaints have continued through the middle of the week with the latest being that Baun was guilty of a hip-drop tackle on the play that ended Skattebo’s season midway through the second quarter. Google “Zack Baun hip-drop tackle” and you can take your pick of complaints and nasty comments about what Baun did. To be fair, some Giants fans did defend Baun.

The “classic example” — if there is such a thing — typically takes place when a runner has the football and is either being chased from behind or on an angle like on the plays in this video. Baun’s tackle of Skattebo doesn’t come close to looking like any of these and it’s disturbing that some would suggest otherwise because it insinuates it was a cheap shot.

This week’s opponent

Kyle Shanahan on Brock Purdy’s toe injury: ‘It’s not as black and white as you guys want it to be’ | Niners Nation

Kyle Shanahan said Purdy will take reps today. He wouldn’t say whether it’d be with the first or second team, but Purdy will practice in some capacity. Purdy needs to show the team that he’s confident and ready to suit up this Sunday:

That he’s confident and ready to go, based off how his toe feels. He’s going to look that way most likely, when he’s out there. If he gets out there and he’s hobbling around and stuff, he won’t be out there. He’s got to go out there and go through the practices and stuff and really let us know how good he feels, because it’s hard to know what’s going on with the toe. They’re really iffy things. Last time, we felt like he was feeling pretty good in practice. And then in the game, one hit set him back five, or six weeks. Whatever this has been. Four weeks. So, it’s kind of a sensitive situation. Hopefully, getting some reps in practice will give him some confidence that it was better than last time.

The Patriots agreed to trade defensive end Keion White to the 49ers, according to multiple reports. New England will receive a 2026 sixth-round pick for a 2026 seventh-rounder and White.

White, a second-round pick of the Patriots in 2023, has played five games with one start. He has seen action on 123 defensive snaps and 43 on special teams. He was a healthy scratch on Sunday.

The San Francisco 49ers today announced they have waived OL Drew Moss and signed DL Clelin Ferrell to the team’s practice squad. Ferrell (6-4, 265) was originally drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders as the fourth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft. Throughout his seven-year NFL career with the Raiders (2019-22), 49ers (2023), Washington Commanders (2024) and Los Angeles Chargers (2025), he has appeared in 90 games (57 starts) and registered 157 tackles, 12 passes defensed, 17.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.