According to Ian Rapoport, the Giants are trading DL Leonard Williams to the Seattle Seahawks.
Tom Pelissero reports the Seahawks are giving up a second and fifth-round pick to acquire Williams.
The veteran defensive lineman was also owed a significant amount of salary this season. Albert Breer reports the Giants will be eating most of that to facilitate the deal.
For the Giants, it makes a ton of sense to trade Williams given he’s in a contract year, and a second-round pick is a terrific return.
For Seattle, they clearly are trying to beef up their defensive line in a year they have goals of contending.
Williams, 29, is a former first-round pick of the Jets back in 2015. He was in the final year of a four-year, $18.6 million rookie contract when the Jets picked up his fifth-year option.
Williams was later traded to the Giants. He made a base salary of $14.2 million for the 2019 season before the Giants used their franchise tag on him in 2020. He was tagged again in 2021 before signing a three-year, $63 million extension with the Giants.
Williams will be an unrestricted free agent in 2024 and has a base salary of $18 million for the 2023 season.
In 2023, Williams has appeared in eight games for the Giants and recorded 21 total tackles, one tackle for loss, 1.5 sacks and one pass deflection. Pro Football Focus has Williams graded as the No. 37 interior defender out of 124 qualifying players.
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