The New York Giants are buying pass-rusher Brian Burns in a commerce with the Carolina Panthers and signing him to a $150 million contract, league sources advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.
Burns will likely be assured $87.75 million in his contract, which is able to make him the second highest-paid defensive finish in NFL historical past.
The Giants are sending a 2024 second- and 2025 fifth-round choose to the Panthers in alternate for Burns, sources stated. The groups may also swap fifth-round picks within the 2024 draft, a supply advised ESPN’s Jordan Raanan.
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Burns had acquired the nonexclusive franchise tag from the Panthers final week.
The Panthers tried to signal Burns to a long-term deal following the 2022 season when he had a career-high 12.5 sacks and was named to the Professional Bowl for the second straight yr.
Talks broke down earlier than the 2023 season, nevertheless, with Burns looking for to be paid among the many highest edge rushers within the NFL with a deal that will common round $30 million a yr, a league supply with data of negotiations advised ESPN’s David Newton.
Burns’ sack whole dropped to eight this previous season, however the sixteenth choose of the 2019 draft out of Florida State stated he nonetheless needed to be paid among the many prime edge rushers, insisting he earned that proper the earlier season.
Burns, 25, additionally acknowledged that his sack whole was impacted by Carolina, with a league-worst 2-15 file, not holding the lead within the fourth quarter. This additionally was his first full season as an out of doors linebacker in a 3-4 scheme after spending most of his NFL profession as a defensive finish in a 4-3 scheme.
His 46 sacks the final 5 seasons rank thirteenth within the NFL throughout that point span.
