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In exchange for Brian Burns, the Giants and the Panthers agreed to swap fifth-round picks this year (the Giants receiving No. 166 and sending No. 141 to Carolina) as well as a 2024 second-round draft choice (No. 39).
One of the best pass rushers in the NFL is Burns. His first five seasons of career were spent with the Carolina Panthers, where he recorded 46.0 sacks and was twice chosen for the Pro Bowl (2021–2022). He joins a Giants squad that tied for the fourth-lowest total in the league at the end of the 2023 campaign with 34 sacks. With just 27, the Panthers, who went 2–15, recorded the fewest sacks in the NFL. There were 8.0 on Burns.
Burns recorded a career-high 12.5 sacks in 2022.
Since his first season in 2019, he has never concluded a season with a score lower than 7.5.
In addition to being tied for the 12th-highest total in the NFL since his arrival, his 46.0 sacks rank eighth in Panthers history. Among players in the 2019 draft class, he is ranked third, after Maxx Crosby (52.0) of Las Vegas and Nick Bosa (53.5) of San Francisco. Burns is a seven-time multi-sack gamer.
On April 23, Burns, a 6 foot 5 inch, 250 pound man, turns 26. He was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2019 Draft, one pick ahead of defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence, who was selected by the Giants. Three of the top 17 players in that draft, including the sixth-chosen quarterback Daniel Jones, will now wear Giants blue.
