{"id":864241,"date":"2026-04-11T20:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864241\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T20:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:54:23","slug":"giants-trade-idea-reunites-john-harbaugh-with-2-time-all-pro-cb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864241\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Trade Idea Reunites John Harbaugh With 2-Time All-Pro CB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2263349789-e1775933759173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"John Harbaugh, New York Giants\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Head coach John Harbaugh of the New York Giants speaks to the media during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"New York Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222583\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Giants<\/a> suffered a tough blow in free agency when cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/trade-idea-lands-replace-cordale-flott\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cor\u2019Dale Flott<\/a> spurned them in favor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/tennessee-titans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans,<\/a> signing a three-year, $45 million deal to take his talents to Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>It was a tough loss for Big Blue. The former third-round pick was the best cornerback New York had last season, and it forced them to pivot in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" title=\"Giants\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222590\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants<\/a> quickly turned to former <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Cleveland Browns\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222585\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/greg-newsome-breaks-silence-trade-jaguars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Newsome<\/a>, inking him to a one-year, $8 million contract, but he clearly isn\u2019t the long-term plan for New York.<\/p>\n<p>Across from him is <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/defender-named-most-overpaid-player\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paulson Adebo,<\/a> who was a marquee free agent signing last offseason, but his 2025 play left a lot to be desired.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/take-page-john-harbaughs-ravens-playbook\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Harbaugh<\/a> knows his defense will need better cornerback play to compete in 2026, and they may need to make another move to ensure success.<\/p>\n<p>Giants Trade Idea Lands Ravens\u2019 CB Marlon Humphrey<\/p>\n<p>In a deal proposed by Fox Sports\u2019 Ralph Vacchiano, the New York Giants could swing a deal with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Baltimore Ravens\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222584\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> for cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/marlon-humphrey-trade-idea\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marlon Humphrey,<\/a> reuniting him with his former head coach.<\/p>\n<p>New York Giants receive: CB <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/marlon-humphrey\/\" title=\"Marlon Humphrey\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222589\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marlon Humphrey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baltimore Ravens receive: 2026 fourth-round pick (No. 105), 2027 conditional seventh-round pick<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thinnest position on the Giants\u2019 roster might be corner, where veteran <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/paulson-adebo\/\" title=\"Paulson Adebo\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222587\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paulson Adebo<\/a> has battled injuries the past two seasons, Deonte Banks has been a bust, and they\u2019re counting a lot on the flier they took on Greg Newsome,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/nfl\/nfl-player-each-nfc-team-should-trade-during-2026-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">wrote<\/a> Vacchiano.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHumphrey, a four-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro, will be 30 and carries a $15.25 million salary, so he might not cost more than a Day 3 pick. The Ravens will be OK in the secondary without him. And they could make this a win-win trade if they can entice Baltimore with edge rusher <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/kayvon-thibodeaux\/\" title=\"Kayvon Thibodeaux\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222588\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kayvon Thibodeaux<\/a> in a blockbuster deal, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Humphrey would immediately become the best cornerback on the Giants roster, despite his slight decline in play over the last few seasons with Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p>The former Alabama standout is a two-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowler, and could be a much-needed veteran presence in New York\u2019s young secondary.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t hurt that he has plenty of familiarity with new defensive coordinator <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/set-defensive-transformation-wilson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dennard Wilson,<\/a> who was Humphrey\u2019s defensive backs coach in Baltimore in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Giants\u2019 Cap Situation Makes Marlon Humphrey Trade Murky<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s only one snag in a trade between the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens for Humphrey\u2019s services, and that\u2019s money.<\/p>\n<p>The 16th overall pick in the 2017 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"NFL\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222586\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> Draft carries a $26.3 million cap hit entering 2026, and the Giants don\u2019t currently have enough cap space to take that hit.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves New York with one of two choices if they\u2019re intent on making the trade.<\/p>\n<p>One, they could give him a new contract as he walks through the door. It would lower his 2026 price and give the Giants control for a few more seasons. At age 29, Humphrey likely isn\u2019t commanding a massive, multi-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Or, as Vacchiano mentioned, they could try to add edge <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/insider-provides-update-kayvon-thibodeaux-trade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kayvon Thibodeaux<\/a> into the deal, dumping his $14.8 million salary while taking on Humphrey\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants would still have to make a few more cuts or restructures to become cap-compliant, but making the addition of Humphrey to their secondary may be worth their while.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Giants\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Head coach John Harbaugh of the New York Giants speaks to the media during the 2026 NFL&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":864242,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2067],"tags":[7,519,1917,56,2321,2469,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-864241","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-giants","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-giants","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkgiants","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}