How Russell Wilson signing impacts Giants 2025 NFL Draft plans at quarterback
The Giants still appear poised to add another quarterback this year, even after Russell Wilson agreed to join the team on a one-year deak on Tuesday worth up to $21 million, including $10.5 million guaranteed.That’s according to The Post’s longtime Giants beat reporter Paul Schwartz, who projected Big Blue’s game plan entering the 2025 NFL Draft, where the team holds the No.3 overall pick.“What does [Russell Wilson’s signing] mean about the NFL draft? It means that a quarterback is definitely still in play,” Schwartz said.
“When you sign a 36-year-old to a one-year contract, what you mean is you want him to play this year, you have Jameis Winston as a backup, but you want to look ahead and maybe get a quarterback in the draft.The Giants have the No.
3 pick, I would say [Colorado quarterback] Shedeur Sanders is probably or definitely in play if he’s available there.”The Giants prioritized the quarterback position this offseason following the November release of starter Daniel Jones.The team pivoted to veterans such as Wilson and Aaron Rodgers after their chase for Matthew Stafford fell short in February when he re-upped with the Rams.With the team’s bridges secure in Wilson and Winston, who agreed to a two-year, $8 million pact last Friday, the question remains: Who is the Giants’ answer at quarterback for the future?Miami’s Cam Ward is expected to go No.1 overall to the Titans, potentially leaving Sanders, the son of NFL legend Deion Sanders, on the board when the Giants are on the clock after the Browns pick second.
Sanders, 23, is considered one of the more polarizing prospects of this year’s draft class and was at the center of controversy earlier this month following an appearance at the NFL Scouting Combine, with some teams alleging he came off “unprofessional and disinterested.” Although Sanders knows how to tune out the noise, where the Colorado quarterback will land is a mystery with the 2025 NFL Draft less than a month out.�...