Inside the trade that began with a joke and ended with Brian Burns on the Giants

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterNov 6, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen was standing on the field in early February watching the Senior Bowl practice with Dan Morgan, the president of football operations/general manager for the Carolina Panthers, and Bills GM Brandon Beane.

The three NFL GMs had worked together in Buffalo, and they have a long-standing friendship and working relationship — Morgan’s and Schoen’s

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