When Brian Burns was traded to — and subsequently signed a huge extension with — the Giants in March, he surely thought his new team would put up more W’s than his old one.
New York Giants linebacker Brian Burns during the first half of NFL preseason action against the Detroit Lions, Thursday, August 8, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J.The Carolina Panthers were coming off a 2-15 season and did not even own their first-round pick in 2024 .The Giants are 2-7, which is bad enough for the seventh overall pick and, of course, last in the NFC East.
“Going into a new situation, you always want to look on the positive side of things,” the outside linebacker said. “But football is football, and this is how it goes, sometimes it’s how the cards fold. But overall, it’s still a blessed opportunity and a blessed position I’m in.” “Everything is different,” Burns said. “It’s hard to compare the two, just because of the different variables in each situation.”
Burns ranks fourth in solo tackles , 17th in sacks, 13th in quarterback hurries and first in batted passes . Not a bad return on the two draft-pick, $141-million investment, so far.
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