Giants trade former first-rounder Eli Apple to Saints
The New York Giants have reportedly traded former first-round cornerback Eli Apple to the New Orleans Saints, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Saints traded a 4th-round pick in 2019 and a 7th in 2020 for former Giants’ CB Eli Apple, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 23, 2018
As many on social media discussed, this almost assuredly means the Saints have come to the understanding that Patrick Peterson, who requested a trade, will not be traded by the Arizona Cardinals as a result.
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Apple, a former Ohio State standout, was the No. 10 overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft. However, he never really lived up to that draft slot during a very rocky tenure with the Giants, which included one of his teammates calling him a cancer.
Arizona was never making this trade. https://t.co/79CwIaEYs1
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) October 23, 2018
In 30 regular season games with the Giants, Eli Apple tallied 120 tackles, 20 passes defended and one interception.
