The New York Giants traded for Carolina Panthers’ two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Burns on Monday in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick and 2024 second-round selection (No. 39 overall), as well as a 2024 fifth-round swap.
Burns was also awarded with a five-year, $141 million contract extension from the Giants which includes a $25 million signing bonus, $87.5 million in guarantees, and an average annual salary of $28.2 million.
This should say $10.75M of the *2026* salary is fully guaranteed at signing. So the first two years are fully guaranteed and a big chunk of Year 3. Bottom line, Burns isn't going anywhere for at least three years.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) March 12, 2024
Burns becomes the Giants’ third-highest-paid player (cap-hit wise) behind quarterback Daniel Jones ($47.1 million) and left tackle Andrew Thomas ($23.6 million).
The Giants are now just roughly $9.1 million under the salary cap as the new league year is set to begin Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. ET.
