Tony Pollard would be a great acquisition for the New York Giants before today’s NFL trade deadline. However, as we get closer to 4:00 PM ET, it seems the Tennessee Titans surprisingly have no interest in moving the impending free agent.

The Giants are in a very different position than they were last year. On this day in 2025, they fired head coach Brian Daboll after a 2-8 start and were a team already looking ahead to the following year’s NFL Draft. However, things are looking up in a major way in 2026.

Heading into their Thursday night matchup against the Washington Commanders on the Week 10 NFL schedule, they own a 5-2-1 record and sit atop the NFC East. They seem to get better each week and have reason to be aggressive to improve the roster before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.

The player they have been linked to the most in recent weeks is Indianapolis Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor. Yet, a new report over the weekend claimed they recently took back an offer of a second- and fifth-round pick after Indy left it on the table and spoke with other interested teams.

Tennessee Titans still turning away all Tony Pollard trade offers

With the cost of a Taylor trade likely being too high, making the pivot to Pollard would make a lot of sense for the Giants. He will surely cost far less than Taylor in a trade, and he is a legitimate RB1 set to have another 1,000-plus-yard rushing season. Furthermore, the combo of him and Cam Skattebo in the backfield could be dynamite for New York in the second half.

Unfortunately, it continues to look like the one-time Pro Bowler won’t be moved before the deadline. According to Jordan Schultz, he’s been told, “Repeatedly, they don’t want to trade Tony Pollard.” It is a surprising stance since the eight-year veteran is in the final year of his contract and is set to get a notable pay bump in the offseason — probably from another team.

The NFL insider claims that Titans decision-makers view him as a very important part of their offense and don’t want to hurt quarterback Cam Ward’s ongoing development by removing him from the equation.

Last week, it was reported that the Baltimore Ravens have no interest in moving multi-time Pro Bowler Derrick Henry as well. Meaning the Giants’ chances of adding a star running back before Tuesday’s deadline are not looking great.