Russell Wilson was a free agent, so he technically may have signed wherever.
The reality is, there was, maybe, not the largest marketplace for a 5-foot-11, 36-year-old quarterback whose finest days appear to be behind him — so he could not have been capable of signal wherever — however he is nonetheless a beginning caliber quarterback within the NFL.
He started 11 games last season for the Pittsburgh Steelers and gained six of these contests. That is not MVP-level quarterbacking — the trait he as soon as possessed — however with the correct gamers round him Wilson can nonetheless get it carried out.
So far as he is involved, that is why he is in New York now, regardless of the Giants additionally signing Jameis Winston and re-signing Tommy DeVito this offseason.
“Yeah, I count on to be the starter and are available right here and be able to rock and roll day-after-day,” Wilson stated throughout an introductory information convention on Zoom, in accordance with Jordan Raanan of ESPN “I believe this crew’s actually on the lookout for any individual to guide them in each manner.”
Wilson generally is a chief. There is not any doubt about it. Apparently sufficient, he could have an opportunity to be a mentor as properly. The Giants have the No. 3 decide within the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft and there is nothing that means New York would not decide a quarterback there.
Wilson says he’ll do his half as a veteran quarterback, however he got here to New York to be harmful and win ball video games.
“If we draft a quarterback, we are going to make it possible for he does all the things he can to be able to go and be ready together with his mentality,” Wilson stated. “However for me, it is concerning the strategy of successful. I am centered on successful, what I can do as a quarterback of the New York Giants to assist us win and to do all the things that we will to guide.”
