New York Giants normal supervisor Dave Gettleman has a brand new nickname on account of his actions over the primary two days of the NFL draft.
The Giants’ buying and selling down from every of their first two choices this 12 months — the primary time in his profession as a GM that Gettleman has ever traded again — has these in New York’s draft room and across the NFL calling him “Dealer Dave.”
It is a new and surprising nickname that appears to have everybody cracking jokes.
“You possibly can say that there is been a bit ribbing. Dealer Dave has introduced some pleasure to the room, so it has been enjoyable,” Giants director of faculty scouting Chris Pettit mentioned Friday. “Dealer Dave is listening to it from lots of people all through the league, so it has been enjoyable. There’s been a bit ribbing. Like I mentioned, it isn’t like we’ve not tried [to trade down in the past]. Dave mentioned it, I will say it. It labored out. It is thrilling. It gave a bit juice. It has been completely different. The room is completely different with out all our folks in it.
“We have been restricted to solely 10 folks, however there was sufficient ribbing with the 10 folks to maintain it thrilling.”
Gettleman and the Giants made trades earlier than every of their three picks to this point on this draft.
New York surprisingly moved again from decide No. 11 within the first spherical Thursday night time after the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles jumped them to take large receiver DeVonta Smith. The Giants pocketed the 20th total choice, a fifth-round decide and 2022 first- and fourth-rounders from the Chicago Bears, who moved up nine spots to take quarterback Justin Fields. The Giants chosen Florida large receiver Kadarius Toney at No. 20.
On Friday, the Giants moved again once more with their first decide — from No. 42 to 50 — earlier than touchdown Georgia edge rusher Azeez Ojulari. New York additionally acquired a third-round decide in 2022 from the Miami Dolphins in that commerce.
“We have been busy,” Gettleman mentioned. “I am studying to make proper turns in NASCAR.”
That was in reference to a joke made earlier this month by NFL Community draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, who mentioned he anticipated to see proper turns in NASCAR earlier than a commerce again by Gettleman.
Take into account it a streak-buster for Gettleman, who had by no means traded again in any of his earlier 54 choices as a GM in eight drafts with the Carolina Panthers and Giants.
“Let me let you know one thing, you by no means know. You by no means know,” Gettleman mentioned. “You understand, hear, it is all about if the chance is true. It is about your board. It is about worth assembly want. It is all these issues.
“And like I instructed you guys final week, I’ve tried prior to now and it simply hasn’t labored. We thought we received simply actually good worth right here.”
Dealer Dave made it Three-for-Three with trades this 12 months when he moved once more within the third spherical Friday night time. This time, nonetheless, the Giants traded up, sending picks Nos. 76 and 164 (the fifth-rounder obtained from the Bears) to the Denver Broncos for No. 71, which they used on UCF cornerback Aaron Robinson.
It wrapped a whirlwind two days of drafting that maybe modified the notion of the notoriously old-school Gettleman. The offers may need been extra acquainted for second-year coach Joe Choose, who’s considerably extra accustomed to this trade-happy strategy after spending the earlier eight seasons with the New England Patriots, who had made extra draft-day trades coming into this 12 months (82) over the previous 20 years than some other staff.
“I am certain Dave has received a concussion or one thing,” Choose joked. “So make certain we examine on him in a single day, and we’ll get again to work [Saturday].”
Dealer Dave, Choose and the Giants have three picks remaining Saturday on the ultimate day of the draft.