Two weeks ago, new Giants defensive coordinator James Bettcher delivered a clinic to the front office explaining what type of players he is looking for to run his schemes. On Wednesday, they found one of them.
The Giants agreed to trade two of this year's draft picks to acquire Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree, a source told Newsday. The trade won't be official until the start of the league year next week. At that point the Rams will get the Giants' fourth-round and sixth-round selections in the upcoming draft (the fourth-rounder being a compensatory pick) while the Giants get Ogletree and the Rams' seventh-rounder in the 2019 draft.
Ogletree was a first-round pick for the Rams out of Georgia in 2013 and initially caught the Giants' eye in that draft class. Now 26, he has been a starter for the Rams since his rookie year. In five seasons he's totaled 501 tackles, including 135 in 2016.
Ogletree signed a four-year, $42 million extension with the Rams last season. He has four years remaining on that contract with base salaries of $3 million in 2018 plus a $7 million roster bonus due March 16, $4 million in 2019, $10 million in 2020 and $9 million in 2021.
