The 2020 NFL trade deadline came and went, with the league taking on a more quiet approach to the annual event. Amid the decrease in the 2021 salary cap due to pandemic-related revenue losses, teams didn’t want to take part in a significant number of trades and thus accumulate more salary for 2020.
This quietness encompassed the New York Giants, who didn’t participate in any deals with the exception of the Oct. 23 Markus Golden trade. Some believed the Giants would be sellers at the deadline given their rough start (1-7), but that wasn’t the case.