Giants officially benefit from Jordan Phillips trade with Cowboys

On August 15, the New York Giants traded defensive lineman Jordan Phillips to the Dallas Cowboys for a swap of late-round 2026 draft picks.

The condition was if Phillips was active for the Cowboys for two games, the Giants would get the Cowboys’ 2026 sixth-rounder in exchange for their 2026 seventh-round pick.

That deal became official last week when Phillips was active for the Cowboys in their home loss to the New Orleans Saints.

It happened just in time for the Giants as Phillips injured his wrist in the game and was placed on injured reserve (IR) by Dallas on Wednesday.

Phillips consequently told reporters nothing was wrong with his wrist, but he would go on IR as planned. It will not affect the trade.

Cowboys DT Jordan Philips said he is going on injured reserve but there is nothing wrong with his wrist. He said his wrist is fine. It is what it is. He has to accept the decision of the organization

— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) September 18, 2024

The Giants signed the 31-year-old Phillips in April to a free agent deal but they had a glut of healthy players along the defensive line and Phillips became expendable.