08/26/2024Anthony CollinsBrian Daboll, Brian Burns, and Joe Schoen (left to right)Matthew Swenson / New York Football GiantssportsBrian Burns Elevates Giants' Defensive Front to an Elite LevelThe Giants built one of the most fearsome defensive fronts in football this offseason, landing superstar edge rusher Brian Burns in a blockbuster trade. The acquisition of a disruptive pass rusher like Burns could be the missing piece that helps this Giant's defensive line explode. Burns will team up with dominant nose tackle Dexter Lawrence, the highest-graded defensive player in the NFL, and line up on the opposite side of a promising young pass rusher in Kayvon Thibodeaux, coming off a double-digit sack season.