Second O-line trade in 2 days brings Ravens guard Bredeson to New York
NEW YORK — The Giants traded for Baltimore Ravens backup guard Ben Bredeson on Tuesday, their second deal for an offensive lineman in two days.
And they’re probably not done adding to their front, either through waiver claims or more trades.
“I don’t think your roster’s ever final,” coach Joe Judge said before Tuesday afternoon’s practice, when asked if the Giants were done dealing for O-linemen. “Anyone we see out there that we think can improve us, we’re looking to keep as many good football players in this program as possible. We’re always looking to add good players.”
GM Dave Gettleman and the Giants gave up their 2022 fourth-round pick and got back Bredeson, a 2022 fifth-round pick and Baltimore’s 2023 seventh-round pick, according to a source.
The fifth-rounder coming back to the Giants originally belonged to the Chiefs and came to Baltimore in the Orlando Brown trade, per ESPN, which broke the news of Bredeson’s trade.
Tuesday’s trade came one day after the Giants had acquired Cincinnati Bengals backup center/guard Billy Price in exchange for defensive lineman B.J. Hill and a conditional 2022 seventhround pick.
Of Bredeson and Price, Judge said simply: “I think both guys have upside to work with. They have the potential to improve our team.”
Bredeson, 23, a secondyear pro out of Michigan, was a fourth-round Ravens draft pick in 2020.
He played only 48 offensive snaps as a rookie, 47 as an in-line tight end and one at left tackle, per Pro Football Focus. He appeared in 10 games and started none.
The Giants’ eight offensive linemen for now are center Nick Gates; tackles Andrew Thomas, Nate Solder and Matt Peart; guards Shane Lemieux, Will Hernandez and Bredeson; and the center/guard Price.
Hernandez has been working as the starting right guard. And Solder started the preseason finale over Peart at right tackle.
The team cut veteran guard Kenny Wiggins, center/guard Jonotthan Harrison, guard/tackle Chad Slade, rookie tackle/ guard Jake Burton and rookie center/guard Brett Heggie on Tuesday.
Cutdown day news: The Giants kept seven wide receivers, including Dante Pettis, and cut a ton of offensive linemen, including Jonotthan Harrison, to form their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday.
Dave Gettleman and Joe Judge are turning this roster over at a furious pace trying to upgrade key spots and account for injuries and inadequate performance. They’re far from finished. There should be waiver claims. There could be more trades. Some injured players could go on injured reserve, sidelining them for a minimum of three regular season games.
Injury report: Evan Engram (calf ) was the only Giants player not on the field at Tuesday’s practice. Judge had no update on Engram’s injury other than calling his tight end’s status for Week 1 a “gray area” based on how he responds to work the next several days.
Running back Saquon Barkley (right ACL), wide receiver Darius Slayton (left foot/ankle), Kenny Golladay (hamstring), Kadarius Toney (undisclosed) and Kyle Rudolph (foot) all participated in some individual and team work on Tuesday. No updates yet on their Week 1 statuses.