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Should Giants trade for Jonathan Taylor? What's next for Kirk Cousins, Chiefs WR? NFL trade deadline questions emerge from Sunday's games

So Fox color analyst Greg Olsen, who spent 14 years as an NFL tight end, knew the question fans would ask themselves: Should the Giants, leading a struggling NFC East, trade for a veteran running back?

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•2 min read•Updated November 9, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC
Key points
  • "If you get hit in the backfield," play-by-play announcer Joe Davis agreed, "it doesn't matter who you are." Olsen contextualized the Giants' running back interest against the Eagles signing Saquon Barkley in 2024.
  • Add a season-ending injury to mobile starting quarterback Jaxson Dart and a benching earlier this season to Skattebo, and the Giants have compiled an effective rushing attack every other week this season.
  • The examples of going that order of operations are the ones that typically work the best." Whoever cuts film for the Giants leadership might want to include that audio.

We're not just going to go for a short-term fix at an exorbitant cost … "Usually when you do that sort of thing, it doesn't work out for you." What else from Sunday may impact this week's trade deadline?

So we'll see what happens." Running back Jonathan Taylor's status will dominate the run-up to the NFL trading deadline on Tuesday.

Additional details
  • On Sunday, facing an injured and reeling Eagles team without Skattebo (hamstring), the Giants rushed for 80 total yards including a combined 33 from quarterbacks J.J.
  • Will an offense pairing Taylor with McCarthy or Winston, pending health, help the Giants win a playoff game?
  • But if the Giants' run game requires quarterback mobility to jell, is McCarthy – their current mobile option, with Dart out for the season – durable enough?
  • The Giants have struggled to develop consistency in their run game this season as injuries have limited running backs Cam Skattebo, Tyrone Tracy Jr.
  • At 5-2-1, the Giants hold a comfortable 65% chance of making the playoffs, per Next Gen Stats.

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