Giants rookie duo already have experience playing against top QBs Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders
Because all parents like to hear praise of their kids, Casey Rogers turned to the people next to him in the crowd and paid one of the highest compliments to Cam Ward.The moment happened Oct.15, 2022, when Ward was quarterbacking Washington State against Oregon State.
Rogers, an Oregon star at the time, was doing some advance scouting during his team’s bye week.It was long before the possibility arose of Rogers and Ward becoming Giants teammates in 2025.“For some reason, I’ve watched more Cam Ward games than any other college quarterback,” Rogers said.“I actually sat next to his parents once, and I told them, ‘Your son is a heck of a quarterback.’ I played against him twice, and I remember after the first time telling him, ‘You might be one of the best quarterbacks I’ve ever faced.’ ”The Giants have two defensive rookies in the locker room — Rogers and UCLA product Darius Muasau — who possess the inside knowledge that the fan base is craving right now because they both faced Ward and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders last season.Ward and Sanders are the consensus top two quarterbacks available in the 2025 draft, where the Giants could be picking No.
1.Rogers and Muasau, whose teams went a combined 4-0 in those 2023 college games, took a break from preparation to play major roles for an injury-riddled defense Sunday against the Ravens to share their recollections with The Post.“Shedeur brings the best out of everyone on his team,” Muasau said.“He just seems like a special player.
He’s one of those guys that you can’t really game plan for because he’s always going to do everything right no matter what situation he’s put in.”The combination of the breakup of the Pac-12 and movement in the transfer portal put Sanders in the Big 12 and Ward in the ACC (as a transfer to Miami) this season.Ward earned a spot as a Heisman Trophy finalist — a long way from starting his career as a zero-star recruit in the FCS ranks at Incarnate Word ...