Russell Wilson embraces status as Giants underdog quarterback

If this is indeed the case, Russell Wilson is in the right place.“Sometimes I love the underdog mentality,” the new Giants quarterback said Wednesday, not long after signing.“That’s kind of been my approach every day of my life.

I don’t know, maybe being 5-[foot]-11, I don’t know what it is, and people telling you [that] you can’t do something, I love challenges.I love adversity.

I love all that stuff.”Well then, Wilson is going to love getting hooked up with the Giants.He will be an underdog.

There will be no shortage of people telling him what he cannot do.There will be challenges and there will be adversity.There will be all that stuff.

He is now the bandleader and a face of a franchise that is coming off a brutal 3-14 season and seemingly locked in quarterback purgatory, forced to bring in a 36-year-old who is on the downside of what had been an exceptional career.The Giants signed Wilson to a one-year deal worth a guaranteed $10.5 million, with incentives built in that top out at $21 million.He now leads an eclectic quarterback room — with newly signed Jameis Winston (two years, $8 million) and returning Tommy DeVito on the roster, and most likely a rookie selected at some point in next month’s draft.Last year, Wilson considered signing with the Giants, but they told him Daniel Jones was the starter.

A year later, Jones is gone and Wilson moves in.“I expect to be the starter and come in here and be ready to rock and roll every day,” he said.“To be able to lead, I think this team’s really looking for someone to lead them in every way.”Wilson was the third choice.

The Giants tried to get Matthew Stafford in a trade with the Rams, then tried to lure Jets castoff and future first-ballot Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers.Eventually, the Giants got tired of waiting for Rodgers to make up his mind.“Aaron Rodgers is a tremendous football player.

He’s done some amazing things in this league,” Wilson said.“I’ve been fortunate to ...