The prospects for the 2025 New York Giants’ defense are a tale of two units. Up front, the Giants look like they could have a devastatingly effective pass rush: Dexter Lawrence, arguably the best pass-rushing interior lineman in the NFL; Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux on the edge, who together constituted one of the better pairs of edges in the league last season; and new supporting players Chauncey Gholston and Darius Alexander. Add to that the No. 3 draft pick, Abdul Carter, who has terrorized Giants’ offensive linemen thus far in training camp, and the possibility that the Giants’ pass rush could be the best in the NFL is not all that far-fetched.

It’s the back end of the defense that is the big question mark. Dru Phillips and Tyler Nubin had very good rookie seasons, but both of th

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