Giants' trade-block Thibodeaux shares disdain for Cowboys, 'I hate them'

There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned NFL rivalry, and some of the best in the league reside in the NFC East where the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders all dislike each other to infinite degrees. That hatred goes not only for the fans of these four teams but it also gets ingrained into the players.

Nowhere is that more obvious than with Giants pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux, who expressed his feelings towards the Cowboys at a recent town hall event.

#Giants Kayvon Thibodeaux on #Cowboys Week 1: ‘I hate them.’ pic.twitter.com/OXaUr4pfcm— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) May 18, 2026

It didn’t use to be this way for Thibodeaux, who grew up a Cowboys fan. However, when you get drafted by a rival, that loyalty gets tossed out of the window.

This also isn’t the first time the fifth-overall pick in the 2022 draft has had an issue with the Cowboys, or their players. Thibodeaux had a heated exchange with former Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant over the Giants letting Saquon Barkley leave in free agency and sign with the Eagles. That was tense exchange on X.com that probably didn’t help smooth tensions between the player and his feeling towards Dallas.

Thibodeaux has been a solid player for the Giants, but he’s been disappointing as a Top-5 selection. With only one double-digit sack season in four years and just 23.5 career sacks, Thibodeaux trails draft classmates Aiden Hutchinson and Travon Walker in that category and has yet to make the Pro Bowl. In seven games against the Cowboys, Thibodeaux hasn't done much, with just two sacks.

Still, the Cowboys were rumored to be in the mix on trading for Thibodeaux, who was on the trade block prior to the 2026 NFL draft. That would have made for some interesting conversations.

What Thibodeaux said isn’t a big deal, and there are surely some Cowboys who hate the Giants as well, they just haven’t said it publicly. It’s what a rivalry is all about, and the Cowboys have a chance to shut Thibodeaux up when the teams meet to open the season on September 13, on Sunday Night Football.

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This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Kayvon Thibodeaux adds fuel to Giants, Cowboys rivalry in three words