Giants took ‘one more swing’ on Cam Ward with last-second NFL draft call to Titans
NY Post
Joe Schoen knew what the outcome of this phone call would be. But as the general manager of a Giants team searching for a long-term answer at quarterback, he had to do his due diligence.
As shown in the team’s “Giants Life: 2025 NFL Draft” show posted online Thursday, Schoen stood up from his seat to call Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi to take one last crack at moving up from No. 3 to No. 1 in an attempt to get Miami quarterback Cam Ward.
“Were you waiting for this? Are you gonna pick?” Schoen says to Borgonzi before breaking out in laughter. “I had to do it, I had to do it. All right, man. Well, good luck to you man. I was gonna wait and just call you now on the clock, so I figured you guys were picking. But thought I’d give it one more swing.”
Schoen then sat back down between owner John Mara and head coach Brian Daboll, telling the room, “Tennessee’s gonna pick. I think Ward’s going here.”
The top two went as expected for the Giants, as they anticipated Ward going to the Titans and Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter going No. 2.
Schoen says in “Giants Life” he team caught wind about a week before the draft that a team other than the Browns would be picking at No. 2; the Jaguars traded up to take the two-way star.
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