BREAKING: In a potential trade deal, the Giants are looking to trade Darius Slayton for a highly decorated wide receiver.

Darius Slayton is back at OTAs, but his future with the New York Giants is still up in the air. Maybe the wide receiver might be traded for Justin Jefferson, the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and end up with the Minnesota Vikings?

According to Vikings Wire’s Andrew Harbaugh, this is a situation. In order to obtain All-Pro wide receiver Jefferson, he combined Slayton with “first and third-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, first and third-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft.”

Charley Walters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that the Vikings may be open to a trade after considering selling Jefferson before the 2024 NFL draft. The Vikings were (and are) concerned about extending a deal that pays Jefferson more than $19 million a season until he becomes a free agent in 2025.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk supported Walters’ account, revealing that the Vikings intended to leverage a trade for Jefferson to thwart the Giants’ plans for selection day: According to an unverified claim, the Vikings attempted to trade with the Chargers for a No. 5 pick. intending to cut the line ahead of the Giants. with the intention of selecting LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers rather than a quarterback.

The Giants will ultimately be pleased that they selected Malik Nabers with the sixth overall pick. Although a rookie is not a given, he is anticipated to be the go-to receiver that quarterback Daniel Jones sorely needs.

In contrast, Jefferson is perhaps the most dominant receiver in the entire game.

Giants Get Justin Jefferson to Trade a Pricey Dream

If the Giants paired Nabers with Jefferson, another former LSU standout, their passing game would undoubtedly improve by one or two notches. A transaction worth considering is the opportunity to unleash two mobile, field-stretching playmakers against overmatched defenders.

The Giants don’t really have the financial power to seal a deal, which is the issue. Not when Spotrac.com reports that Jefferson will count $19,743,000 against this year’s salary cap.

That amount is far higher than the $709,777 in remaining cap space that the Giants have. It’s the league’s second-lowest sum.

Adding up the numbers, the Giants are left with no choice than to fantasize about having Jefferson in their offense. Based on their two games versus Jefferson in the 2022 season, they already have an idea of what he is capable of.

In Week 16 of that season, Jefferson scorched Big Blue for 12 catches, 133 yards, and a touchdown, which contributed to the Vikings’ victory. For the postseason, the Giants went back to Minnesota, where they held Jefferson to 47 yards on seven receptions.

They accomplished this by regularly doubling No. 18. similar to the safety and cornerback’s out-to-in coverage that ESPN’s Matt Bowen has emphasized.

The Giants are hoping that Nabers attracts attention like this every week. Jefferson will fetch a high price on the open market because of this as well.

For Slayton, the same cannot be true.