Source: Jets trade D-lineman Williams to Giants for 2 draft picks

A person with direct knowledge of the deal says the New York Jets have traded defensive lineman Leonard Williams to the Giants for a third-round draft pick next year and a fifth-rounder in 2021.

Williams was the No. 6 overall pick of the Jets in 2015 and made the Pro Bowl in his second season, but never lived up to his lofty draft status. He has 17 career sacks, but has none in seven games this season. ESPN first reported the trade.

Williams is scheduled to become a free agent after this season. The fifthrounder the Jets are receiving could become a fourth-rounder if the Giants sign Williams to a contract extension.

CARDINALS-DOLPHINS: Arizona acquired running back Kenyan Drake from Miami for a conditional sixthround draft pick in 2020. The 25-yearold Drake is in his fourth season in the league and gives the Cardinals some depth at the banged-up running back position. Starter David Johnson has missed most of the past two weeks with an ankle injury and backup Chase Edmonds injured his hamstring in the team’s loss to the Saints on Sunday. Drake has played in six games, running for 174 yards at 3.7 yards per carry.

BROWNS-EAGLES: Cleveland agreed to trade linebacker Genard Avery to Philadelphia for an undisclosed 2021 draft pick. A fifth-round pick from Memphis in 2018, Avery played all 16 games for Cleveland last season and showed potential as an edge rusher. However, he has been active for only two games this season. The 6-foot, 250-pounder can also play defensive end.