Giants QB search still filled with uncertainty as Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson remain top options

The Giants still need a quarterback.And they hope when they eventually find one, he is a footnote to what comes later. They did not land one as of 11 p.m.

on Monday.Given their desperation, it is fortunate for them that Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson did not yet find new homes to continue their NFL careers. Rodgers and Wilson remain the top remaining options for the Giants, as their first choice to move into the starting quarterback role, Matthew Stafford, last week opted to stay with the Rams after he entered into negotiations with the Giants and actually agreed to contract terms. The Giants know they must add a veteran at the position and they hope they will be in position to get a quarterback up high in the NFL Draft, either with the No.

3 pick or with a trade up with the Titans to No.1.Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are the top targets.

The experienced player they bring in needs to be able to start on opening day, if needed, and win enough games for as long as he is needed as the starter. There was not a wave of quarterback movement on Day 1 of NFL free agency.It was widely speculated that Sam Darnold would end up in Seattle, once the Seahawks last week traded Geno Smith to the Raiders.Darnold came in where he was expected to be, with a three-year contract worth $100.5 million from the Seahawks.The Giants were not in on Darnold. There was also a lot of momentum heading into Monday that Justin Fields would land with the Jets, and his deal — two years, $40 million — was in line with the predicted price tag.Fields leaving the Steelers opened up a quarterback job that needs to be filled.

There were rumblings early in the afternoon that Rodgers was close to an agreement with the Steelers but that did not come to be. Wilson went 6-5 with the Steelers last season, losing his last five starts (including one in the playoffs). The Vikings, after not making a play to re-sign Darnold, need a veteran capable of starting in case their 2024 first round pick — J...