Report: Then-Giants GM Dave Gettleman didn't answer phone for potential Broncos trade for No. 2 pick in 2018 draft

The tenure of former New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman will not be remembered fondly by the team’s fans. One story that came out recently will not make the fans feel any better about what could have been.

SNY reporter Connor J. Hughes, who covers both the Jets and Giants for the network, shared a remarkable story Sunday about how Gettleman rejected a potentially golden trade opportunity in the 2018 NFL Draft.

The Giants had the No. 2 selection in that draft and used it on running back Saquon Barkley. Quarterback Sam Darnold went third to the New York Jets. Had they wanted to, the Giants could have probably fielded some calls from quarterback-needy teams that might have wanted to jump the Jets to draft Darnold.

The Denver Broncos, under then-GM John Elway, were one of those teams. According to Hughes, Elway loved Darnold as a prospect. There was some thinking that the Broncos would be willing to make a massive offer to move up to No. 2 to take him. What the offer might have been is unknown for one simple reason: Gettleman was allegedly so set on selecting Barkley that he never even answered the Broncos’ phone calls.