The New York Giants have signed their QB for the 2025 season ... again. After signing Jameis Winston less than a week ago for a 2-year, $8 million dollar contract Big Blue have now added Russell Wilson to their quarterback room and is thought to be the starter.
The Giants signed the 10-time Pro Bowler to a $21 million dollar deal, but just $10.5 of that is guaranteed. The 36-year-old Wilson has started 199 regular-season games with the Seahawks, Broncos, and last year with the Steelers. He also won a Super Bowl in the building he will now call home.
His 99.8 career passer rating ranks fifth in NFL history, he has always been considered a winner with a 121-77-1 record as a starter in the regular season and won the 2020 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year.
In 2024, Wilson missed the first six weeks of the season with an injury and was battling for a starting job with the Jets new signal caller Justin Fields, but he won the job and started the next 12 games for the Steelers. Wilson led Pittsburgh to a Wild Card appearance and has led his teams to double-digit wins in nine different seasons and nine playoff appearances.
Winston now will likely be a reasonably priced backup, that is ready to step in if Wilson falters, and Tommy DeVito looks like the third string QB. The Wilson signing doesn't mean that Giants fans won't see a QB go to them in next month's draft, it merely means the Giants aren't convinced they will land a year one starter with that selection. Wilson offers a one year stop gap to their next franchise QB or a mentorship situation if they decide to draft a young signal caller this year.