New York Giants: Seth Roberts from Raiders for 7th Round pick
The Giants seem headed for another bad season, which will give them a second chance to draft Eli Manning’s successor with a high first-round pick. There’s no one to bench Manning for this year (not that there was last year), so trying to add something to the mix with an eye on trying to stay competitive in the NFC East this year could be on the docket for general manager Dave Gettleman.
Roberts served as Oakland’s primary slot receiver the last few years, but Jon Gruden’s offseason moves pushed him down the pecking order and the Raiders may or may not have shopped him late in the preseason. Roberts was a surprising healthy scratch in Week 3, and he averaged 33 snaps per game in the three contests he played over the first four this year.
Sterling Shepard sees a lot of time in the slot, but outside of he and Odell Beckham the Giants still lack wide receiver talent and they shouldn’t discriminate based strictly on a perceived fit (or lack thereof).
Roberts doesn’t have a great ceiling, or at least he hasn’t shown one. But he is a functional player that Gruden and the Raiders seem to have little room for, and the Giants should consider taking a flier.