Giants trade Leonard Williams to Seahawks following brutal loss to Jets: reports

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Coming off a brutal loss on Sunday that pushed them to 2-6, the New York Giants traded away Pro Bowl defensive tackle Leonard Williams to the Seattle Seahawks, according to multiple reports. 

The Giants will be receiving a 2024 second-round pick and a 2025 fifth-round pick from the Seahawks for Williams, reports say. New York will also be paying Williams most of the remaining $10 million that remains on his deal for this season. 

The Giants came into the season riding high after not only qualifying for the postseason last year, but winning a game to be among the final eight teams in the playoffs. 

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Leonard Williams of the New York Giants reacts after a roughing the passer call against the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter of the game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sept. 21, 2023. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

But, while there was hope for head coach Brian Daboll to build off his first season with Big Blue, they are last in the NFC East following a disappointing overtime loss to the New York Jets on Sunday.  

Williams had an expiring contract after this season, and with the Giants clearly showing they are sellers now, he was the first big fish to be traded away to create some financial flexibility. Williams was in the final year of a three-year pact worth $63 million that he signed when Dave Gettleman was the team’s general manager, before Joe Schoen came aboard in 2022. 

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The Seahawks, meanwhile, are getting a veteran tackle that will certainly help their rush defense,