When it comes to acting as trade block sellers this offseason, the Cincinnati Bengals don’t have much going for them.

Tee Higgins getting franchise-tagged for a second offseason before a tag-and-trade scenario is extremely unlikely. Possible departures like Sam Hubbard won’t generate a ton of interest, making such a move also unlikely.

But a new idea has emerged — dishing Jake Browning to a team like the New York Giants.

Sports Illustrated’s Conor Orr just suggested the idea, writing that after the Giants use a top-five pick on a rookie quarterback of the future, they should call the Bengals about Browning:

While I feel the Giants suffer a bit in the way the Falcons did—so much perceived talent but real holes at foundational spots that are overlooked—this is the season where it all must come together, or fall apart. What would I do? Use my extra fourth-round draft pick and see if I can pry Jake Browning out of Cincinnati, giving Ward some time to sit in Year 1. Eventually, for Daboll to succeed, he’s going to need the dynamism of a running quarterback.

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It’s easy to handwave this one as not happening and move on to other things. Joe Burrow has that pesky injury history, and Browning was serviceable in an overhauled offense while playing in his place. Hence the Bengals rewarding him with a multi-year extension when they didn’t have to.

That said, Burrow just had a fully healthy season and the team might always want to do right by Browning if it means trading him somewhere that gives him a chance to start again.

There’s something to be said about having one of the best backups in the NFL while in win-now mode. But Cincinnati’s wealth of needs across the roster might just encourage them to entertain the idea of extra draft picks if a team like the Giants comes calling about Browning.