Is Toney a "diva" work in progress?
Giants looking to trade 2021 first-round pick Kadarius Toney: report
If the Giants are actively trying to trade Toney, it doesn’t appear to be widely known around the NFL. One executive with a team that hadn’t spoken directly to the Giants about Toney said he heard through his league contacts that the receiver was available, but “it sounds more like they’re listening than shopping” – at least for now. Another NFL source likened it to when Schoen said he was “open” to trading Saquon Barkley – that anyone is available at the right price.
What’s unclear, though, is whether the Giants could get a good price for Toney. Estimates of his trade value from several NFL sources were all over the map, with the highest guess being a third-round pick. The upside of trading for Toney is he’s a tremendous talent and has three years left on his very affordable rookie contract.
The downside is that, if the Giants do trade him, they are willing to give up on that affordable talent – and there’s no mystery why.
Added an NFL scout: “If I suggest to my GM we should trade for this guy, the first thing he’ll ask is ‘Why are they giving up on him? What do they know that we don’t?’”
The move certainly wouldn’t be based on Toney’s talent. And it wouldn’t be because of the Giants’ salary cap mess, since trading Toney before June 1 would actually cost the Giants more than $2 million in cap space. It would be because of other issues and a belief that he doesn’t fit into their program.
And if it’s that important for them to get rid of him, they might end up having to do it for a Day 3 draft pick. That’s hardly even close to good value for a player who was picked 20th overall in the NFL Draft just one year ago.
After a rollercoaster rookie season, Toney certainly didn’t help matters by not showing up to this week’s voluntary team workouts, a move that was curious to say the least.
When Toney was able to get on the field as a rookie (he missed time with a plethora of injuries and two positive COVID tests), he proved that he can be an electric playmaker, as he caught 39 passes for 420 yards in 10 games, averaging 10.8 yards per catch.
Giants looking to trade 2021 first-round pick Kadarius Toney: report
If the Giants are actively trying to trade Toney, it doesn’t appear to be widely known around the NFL. One executive with a team that hadn’t spoken directly to the Giants about Toney said he heard through his league contacts that the receiver was available, but “it sounds more like they’re listening than shopping” – at least for now. Another NFL source likened it to when Schoen said he was “open” to trading Saquon Barkley – that anyone is available at the right price.
What’s unclear, though, is whether the Giants could get a good price for Toney. Estimates of his trade value from several NFL sources were all over the map, with the highest guess being a third-round pick. The upside of trading for Toney is he’s a tremendous talent and has three years left on his very affordable rookie contract.
The downside is that, if the Giants do trade him, they are willing to give up on that affordable talent – and there’s no mystery why.
Added an NFL scout: “If I suggest to my GM we should trade for this guy, the first thing he’ll ask is ‘Why are they giving up on him? What do they know that we don’t?’”
The move certainly wouldn’t be based on Toney’s talent. And it wouldn’t be because of the Giants’ salary cap mess, since trading Toney before June 1 would actually cost the Giants more than $2 million in cap space. It would be because of other issues and a belief that he doesn’t fit into their program.
And if it’s that important for them to get rid of him, they might end up having to do it for a Day 3 draft pick. That’s hardly even close to good value for a player who was picked 20th overall in the NFL Draft just one year ago.
After a rollercoaster rookie season, Toney certainly didn’t help matters by not showing up to this week’s voluntary team workouts, a move that was curious to say the least.
When Toney was able to get on the field as a rookie (he missed time with a plethora of injuries and two positive COVID tests), he proved that he can be an electric playmaker, as he caught 39 passes for 420 yards in 10 games, averaging 10.8 yards per catch.
