{"id":6324,"date":"2026-04-21T03:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/nfl-trade-rumor-new-york-giants-eye-big-defensive-move-for-former-detroit-lions-25m-star-after-losing-dexter-lawrence-nfl-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T03:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:52:16","slug":"nfl-trade-rumor-new-york-giants-eye-big-defensive-move-for-former-detroit-lions-25m-star-after-losing-dexter-lawrence-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/nfl-trade-rumor-new-york-giants-eye-big-defensive-move-for-former-detroit-lions-25m-star-after-losing-dexter-lawrence-nfl-news\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Trade Rumor: New York Giants eye big defensive move for former Detroit Lions $25M star after losing Dexter Lawrence | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130402350,imgsize-340798,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/new-york-giants.jpg\" alt=\"NFL Trade Rumor: New York Giants eye big defensive move for former Detroit Lions $25M star after losing Dexter Lawrence\" title=\"New York Giants eye big defensive move for former Detroit Lions $25M star after losing Dexter Lawrence.(Image via X)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"New York Giants eye big defensive move for former Detroit Lions $25M star after losing Dexter Lawrence.(Image via X)\">New York Giants eye big defensive move for former Detroit Lions $25M star after losing Dexter Lawrence.(Image via X)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Giants have had a disastrous run on the field in the last two seasons with just 4 wins and 13 losses in the 2025 season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>As many remain concerned about the team, it seems the New York Giants are focused on fixing the team\u2019s roster, especially after losing their star player, Dexter Lawrence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>New York Giants eye former <keyword id=\"30876225\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Detroit-Lions\" source=\"keywords\">Detroit Lions<\/keyword>\u2019 star player, <keyword id=\"35365609\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"D-J-Reader\" source=\"keywords\">D.J. Reader<\/keyword>, after a brutal season on the field amid losing Dexter Lawrence<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>A few hours ago, Doug Rush of FanSided\u2019s recent post on X read as, \u201cThe Giants are reportedly expected to sign veteran DT D.J. Reader after the draft, as it will protect the comp pick formula, per @NYPost_Schwartz\u2026\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Doug Rush of FanSided added, \u201cThe Giants initially wanted to sign Reader and pair him with Dexter Lawrence, but Lawrence is now on the Bengals following the weekend\u2019s trade.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The post continued, \u201cReader made a visit with the Giants last week, and is now expected to sign with the team once the draft is concluded.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>However, the New York Giants have stayed away from confirming the speculations as the defensive lineman, D.J. Reader, has also remained silent about the trade rumor.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The former Detroit Lions\u2019 star player, D.J. Reader, has slightly dipped in performance since the 2024 season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Last season, D.J. Reader was relatively healthy and did not sustain any injuries but he failed to perform well on the field even though he had broken records in 2024.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The former Detroit Lions\u2019 defensive lineman recorded 28 total tackles and 4 quarterback hits in 17 games.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Back in 2024, as he recovered from a brutal quadriceps injury, D.J. Reader started 15 games as he finished the season with roughly 23-28 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 8 quarterback hits.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>While D.J. Reader\u2019s performance has slightly dipped since 2024, many remain concerned about whether he would be an impactful addition to the New York Giants.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>With his $27.25 million contract with the Detroit Lions ending, all eyes are on where D.J. Reader ends up next as many are expecting him to bounce back on the field after an average run on the field in the last season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/nfl\/news\/nfl-trade-rumor-new-york-giants-eye-big-defensive-move-for-former-detroit-lions-25m-star-after-losing-dexter-lawrence\/articleshow\/130402347.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Giants eye big defensive move for former Detroit Lions $25M star after losing Dexter Lawrence.(Image via X) The New York Giants have had a disastrous run on the field in the last two seasons with just 4 wins and 13 losses in the 2025 season.As many remain concerned about the team, it seems [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6324","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}