According to Ian Rapoport, the Panthers and Giants have agreed to terms on a trade for OLB Brian Burns.
Rapoport adds that Burns is signing a five-year contract worth up to $150 million and includes $87.5 million guaranteed with New York.
Here’s the trade compensation:
Giants get:
- DE Brian Burns
Panthers get:
- 2024 second-round pick
- 2025 fifth-round pick
Multiple reports indicated the two sides have been working toward this for some time.
Burns, 25, was drafted by the Panthers No. 16 overall in the first round out of Florida State in 2019. He played out the fourth year of a four-year, $13,540,186 rookie contract that included a $7,867,408 signing bonus.
The Panthers exercised the fifth-year option for Burns for the 2023 season which cost them $16.012 million fully guaranteed. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
In 2023, Burns appeared in 16 games for the Panthers and recorded 50 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, eight sacks, one forced fumble, one recovery, and two pass deflections.
We’ll have more on Burns as the news is available.
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This is a GREAT move by GMEN GM Trader Joe Schoen.
GMEN GM Trader Joe Schoen took the same type of draft capital he received in DT Leonard Williams’ trade (2nd & 5th rounders) to the Seahawks. And turned them into one of the NFL’s TOP 5 Edge Rushers in Brian Burns.
Forget about the $150M over 5 years, the GUARANTEED money is only $87.5M ($17.5M/yrly) over 5 years. And GMEN Edge Brian Burns will only be 30 years old when this contract fi ishes.
Now!!!!! Trade back in the 2024 NFL DRAFT, pick up some draft capital and draft IlINOIS’ DL Jer’zhan (Johnny) Newton to pair with Big Sexy Dexy in the middle.
Also, (A- grades) for signing OG Jon Runyan Jr., OL Jermaine Eluemenor and RB Devin Singletary.
Still need a backup QB and TE help.