Sources - Giants trade for Boogie Basham, cut Oshane Ximines - ESPN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants acquired defensive end Boogie Basham in a trade with the Buffalo Bills, sources told ESPN on Monday.

The Giants are also activating wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson from the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday as they finalize their initial 53-man roster. The second-round pick tore the ACL in his right knee last November. He will now have two weeks of practice to get ready for the season.

With the new reinforcements on the roster, the Giants cut 2019 third-round pick Oshane Ximines on Tuesday, a source told ESPN. He had 6.5 career sacks for the Giants.

Basham was a second-round pick by the Bills out of Wake Forest in the 2021 NFL draft. Current Giants general manager Joe Schoen was part of the Buffalo front office at the time when the selection was made. Current Giants coach Brian Daboll was the Bills' offensive coordinator at the time and had a long look at Basham during practices.

Basham, 25, has 20 total tackles and 4.5 sacks in two seasons in Buffalo. He adds depth to a Giants outside linebacker group that was thin behind starters Kayvon Thibodeaux and Azeez Ojulari.

New York also traded for versatile former Arizona Cardinals first-round pick Isaiah Simmons late last week. Simmons will be working primarily with the Giants' inside linebackers group but has also been used sporadically at outside linebacker early in his career.

Trading Basham results in this being the second straight year that the Bills have traded a second-round pick still on their rookie contract just before the start of the season. Last year, Buffalo traded 2019 second-round pick offensive tackle Cody Ford to the Arizona Cardinals in late August.

Basham seemed like a candidate to make the Bills