Giants Acquire Bills Defensive End Boogie Basham via Trade
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The New York Giants are set to acquire Buffalo Bills defensive end Carlos "Boogie" Basham via trade, according to the NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
Basham, 6-foot-3 and 281 pounds, was a second-round pick by the Bills in 2021 out of Wake Forest, where in four seasons, he had 173 tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss, 19.5 sacks, eight pass breakups, seven forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries.
In two NFL seasons (23 games, no starts), Basham has recorded 37 tackles, 4.5 sacks, eight quarterback hits, two pass breakups, and one interception in regular season games. In four postseason games, he has two sacks and three quarterback hits.
Here's more of what Nick Falato had to say about Basham before Day 2 of the 2021 draft, in which Falato had Basham as one of the prospects the Giants could be eyeing at the time:
He’s a large 6-foot-3, 274-pound EDGE defender who has the ability to play all over the line of scrimmage and did so for Wake Forest. Recorded 173 tackles, 35.5 for a loss, 19.5 sacks, eight passes defended, and seven forced fumbles while playing an enormous amount of snaps (2,294).
Also added 152 total pressures through four seasons in college. He plays with a higher pad level and isn’t fluid in his lower half, but he wins with power and effective hand usage. He is a crafty pass rusher with good bursts for a player weighing 274 pounds.
Basham has two years remaining on his rookie contract. He will count for $1.09 million this year and $1.352 million next year. There is no guaranteed money owed in either of those two years.
The Giants will receive Basham and the Bills' 2025 seventh-round pick in the deal. The Bills receive the Giants' 2025 sixth-round pick.
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