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OLB Brian Burns

According to reports, the New York Giants have agreed to acquire two-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker Brian Burns in a trade with the Carolina Panthers, pending a physical.

The 16th overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft, Burns has recorded 46 sacks in 80 career games (67 starts).

His sack total is tied for 12th in the NFL since he entered the league while his 59 tackles for loss are tied for sixth-most in that span. Burns also ranks fifth on the Panthers’ all-time sacks list. The 6-foot-5, 250-pounder also has 95 quarterback hits, eight forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.

Burns played collegiately at Florida State, where he finished fifth in program history in sacks and eighth in tackles for loss. In 2018, he was named to Phil Steele’s All-America Team and All-ACC First Team.

DB Jalen Mills

According to reports, the Giants have agreed to terms with safety Jalen Mills, pending a physical.

Originally a seventh-round pick (No. 233) in 2016, Mills has played in 106 regular-season games and four postseason games across eight seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (2016-2020) and New England Patriots (2021-2023). His career totals include 406 total tackles (314 solo), nine tackles for loss, seven quarterback hits, seven interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 53 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

The 6-foot, 200-pound safety played a key role in the Eagles’ 2017 Super Bowl run, starting 15 games and finishing with a career-high three interceptions and 14 passes defensed. He also started all three postseason games for Philadelphia where he registered an additional five pass breakups.

LOCK-REPORTS

QB Drew Lock

According to reports, the New York Giants have agreed to terms with quarterback Drew Lock, pending a physical.

A second-round pick (No. 42 overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft by Denver, Lock has started 23 of 28 games played for the Broncos (2019-2021) and Seahawks (2022-2023). Lock has completed 59.7 of his passes with 28 touchdowns to 23 interceptions in his career. He also has five rushing touchdowns.

Lock was part of the trade package that sent Russell Wilson to Denver in the 2022 offseason, but he did not play in his first season with the Seahawks. Lock started two games for them in 2023, including a Week 15 victory over the Eagles. Lock threw a 29-yard touchdown to Jaxon Smith-Njigba with 28 seconds remaining to win the game.

Lock, who became the first NFL rookie in the Super Bowl era to pass for 300 yards and three touchdowns in his first career road start, entered the NFL after a storied career at Missouri. His 12,193 career passing yards were second in SEC history while his 99 touchdown passes were the third-most.

MCKENZIE-REPORTS

WR Isaiah McKenzie

According to reports, the New York Giants have agreed to terms with wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie, pending a physical.

The 5-foot-8, 173-pounder has experience with coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen, having played in Buffalo for parts of five seasons. A fifth-round draft choice by Denver in 2017, McKenzie has played in 93 games with 28 starts for the Broncos (2017-2018), Bills (2018-2022), and Colts (2023). His career numbers include 152 receptions for 1,427 yards (9.4 yards per catch) and 11 touchdowns in addition to 50 rushing attempts for 244 yards (4.9 yards per carry) and four scores. He also attempted one pass, which went for a 12-yard touchdown in 2020.

The Georgia product also brings experience as a return specialist. He has returned 81 punts for 722 yards (8.9 yards per return), including an 84-yard touchdown. He has also brought back 56 kickoffs for 1,264 yards (22.6 yards per return), with a long of 75 yards.

JERMAINE-REPORTS

OL Jermaine Eluemunor

According to reports, the New York Giants have agreed to terms with offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor, pending a physical.

Eluemunor, 6-4 and 330 pounds, will reunite with new offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo. They go back to their days together in New England, where both arrived in 2019. Bricillo began his NFL career as a coaching assistant before taking over as the Patriots’ line coach in 2020. Eluemunor then moved on to the Raiders in 2021, and Bricillo joined the following season.

In his first season with the Raiders in 2022, Bricillo led an offensive line unit that only allowed 35 sacks, tied for the ninth fewest in the NFL. Bricillo’s unit also helped the Raiders’ offense rush for 2,059 yards, the most in a single season since 2011. Raiders rushers were stopped for a loss or no gain an NFL-low 68 times in 2022, and Josh Jacobs led the league with 1,653 yards.

Overall, Eluemunor has played in 87 games for the Ravens (2017-18), Patriots (2019-20), and Raiders (2021-23). He has made 45 regular-season starts – 32 at right tackle, seven at left tackle, and six at right guard. He has also appeared in two postseason games.

A fifth-round draft choice by Baltimore in 2017, Eluemunor was named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team in his first year out of Texas A&M. Originally from England, Eluemunor moved to the United States and started playing football at Morris Knolls High School in Denville, N.J. He was also a standout wrestler, compiling a 30-7 record and reaching the state finals.

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OL Jon Runyan Jr.

According to reports, the Giants have agreed to terms with guard Jon Runyan Jr., pending a physical.

Runyan was a sixth-round pick (No. 192 overall) of the Green Bay Packers in 2020. He has yet to miss a game in his four-year NFL career.

After playing in all 16 games as a reserve his rookie year, Runyan has started 50 of 51 games across the last three seasons. The 6-foot-4, 307-pound lineman started all 17 games at right guard in 2023 and allowed just 22 total pressures and two sacks, according to Pro Football Focus. His 92.4 pass rush win rate ranked ninth among all guards, according to ESPN Stats and Info.

Runyan started all 17 games for the Packers in 2022, with 11 at right guard and six at left guard. He started all 17 games at left guard for Green Bay in 2021.

He has played 1,897 total pass blocking snaps in his NFL career and has allowed only seven sacks.

His father, Jon Sr., played 14 years in the NFL, including nine seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, and often matched up against Giants defensive end Michael Strahan. The Pro Football Hall of Famer thanked Jon Sr. in his induction speech, calling him “the toughest guy I ever had to face on a consistent basis.”

RB Devin Singletary

According to reports, the Giants have agreed to terms with running back Devin Singletary, pending a physical.

Singletary was a third-round pick (No. 74 overall) by the Buffalo Bills in 2019. After spending his first four seasons with the Bills, Singletary spent the 2023 campaign with the Houston Texans.

The 5-foot-7, 203-pound running back appeared in all 17 games with 10 starts for the Texans last season. He finished with a career-high 898 rushing yards on 216 rushing attempts (4.2 yards per carry) with four touchdowns and added 30 receptions for an additional 193 yards. According to Pro Football Focus, Singletary registered 36 missed tackles forced and had 26 runs of 10+ yards.

GUNNER-OLSZEWSKI-REPORTS-RIDER

WR/PR Gunner Olszewski

According to reports, the New York Giants agreed to terms with wide receiver/return specialist Gunner Olszewski, pending a physical.

Olszewski was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in the second-to-last game for the Giants last season after his 94-yard punt return touchdown. It was the second longest punt return in Giants history and the longest in 95 years.

Since he entered the NFL in 2019, Olszewski ranks second in punt return yards (1,170) and punt return average (11.9 yards).

CARTER-COUGHLIN-RIDER-REPORTS

LB Carter Coughlin

According to reports, the Giants have agreed to terms with linebacker Carter Coughlin, pending a physical.

Coughlin was a seventh-round pick (No. 218 overall) of the Giants in 2020 and has played in 55 games with two starts across the last four seasons. He has primarily played on special teams.

The 6-foot-3, 240-pound linebacker has career totals of 41 tackles (31 solo), one sack, two tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

LS Casey Kreiter

According to reports, the Giants have agreed to terms with long snapper Casey Kreiter, pending a physical.

Kreiter joined the team prior to the 2020 campaign and has played in all 67 regular-season games and two postseason contests over the last four seasons.

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