New York Giants: 3 worst trades in franchise history
By Randy Gurzi
The New York Giants have made some solid moves in their history, but like every team, there are a few they regret — including these three trades
There were some questionable moves made recently by outgoing New York Giants general manager Dave Gettelman that seemed destined to be a disaster. The biggest example was trading Odell Beckham, Jr. to the Cleveland Browns, but in the end, that move wound up looking better for New York than Cleveland.
However, there were several other trades that took place for this franchise before then that didn’t pan out. Here we look deeper into three of the worst trades the Giants have ever made.
Worst trades in New York Giants history
3. Trading Fran Tarkenton back to the Vikings
Fran Tarkenton is known for his success as a quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, but some often forget he spent some time with the Giants in between two stints with Minnesota. After playing for the Vikings from 1961 through 1966, Tarkenton was traded to the Giants.
He played well overall, but the team was just 33-36 with him as the starter and never made the playoffs. In desperation to get better, they sent Tarkenton back to the Vikings for a couple of draft picks and quarterback Norm Snead.
New York seemed to be doing fine in this move at first since Snead led them to an 8-5 mark in 1972 but then they managed to win just two more games with him.
As for Tarkenton, he played seven more seasons with Minnesota and they never fared worse than 7-7 while putting up three campaigns with at least 10 wins. It’s safe to say this is one they likely regretted as they let a Hall of Famer go.