Russell Wilson is becoming a member of his third crew in as many seasons, and it seems the veteran quarterback has landed one other beginning job.
Wilson, on Tuesday, agreed to one-year contract with the New York Giants that’s price up $21M, ESPN’s Adam Schefter experiences. The deal consists of $10.5M assured.
Wilson additionally had discussions with the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers.
The monetary dedication suggests the Giants plan to enter 2025 with Wilson as their beginning quarterback. For comparability, additionally they lately signed fellow veteran quarterback Jameis Winston to a two-year, $8M deal.
By signing Wilson, the Giants have basically taken themselves out of the Aaron Rodgers sweepstakes. It’s doable that they’ve purpose to consider Rodgers plans to signal with the Steelers after the previous MVP spent time in Pittsburgh final week.
Wilson went 6-5 in 11 starts with the Steelers last season. He threw for two,482 yards, 16 touchdowns and 5 interceptions whereas main the crew to the playoffs. Pittsburgh closed out the 12 months with 5 straight losses, together with a 28-14 defeat by the hands of the Baltimore Ravens within the wild-card spherical of the playoffs.
The Giants have the No. 3 total decide within the draft, so it’s nonetheless doable they may draft a quarterback. They’re solely dedicated to Wilson for one 12 months, so they might view him as a bridge possibility whereas they develop a youthful participant on the place.
