The Giants don’t have to look any further than the opposite sideline Sunday against the Lions for a reminder of dismantling a losing team at the NFL trade deadline.
Damon Harrison was shipped to the Lions for a fifth-round draft pick a year ago Thursday, just before the deadline last year. Eli Apple was dealt to the Saints for two draft picks one day earlier, right after a loss to the Falcons.
Landon Collins, who was on the cusp of free agency, discovered he was not in the Giants’ long-term plans, even though they turned down acquiring a fourth-round draft pick for him.