New York giants promised “Look under each rock“To find a new field marshal this low season. Now, after much looking, they finally found another, on Tuesday agreed to sign Russell Wilson for a one -year contract, according to the privileged information of the NFL of CBS Jonathan Jones. The contract is worth $ 10.5 million guaranteed and up to $ 21 million, for ESPN.
According to the reports, Wilson, 36, was on the radar of the giants already in the last low season, before former Super Bowl champion signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Just out of an unequal campaign of 2024 with the Steelers, in which it was 6-6 as a starter, including the playoffs, Wilson gives New York to another veteran experienced in a quartback room that also includes the former general selection No. 1 Jameis Winston, who He signed a two -year contract with New York last week. Wilson addresses the great apple as a starter, according to the NFL media.
Wilson faded in the stretch of the 2024 season in Pittsburgh, losing their finals five openings and averaging less than 200 air yards per game. Perhaps that is why the giants chose to sign both Wilson and Winston this low season.
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WL |
6-1 |
0-5 |
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Termination percentage |
64.8% |
63.2% |
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Game passes yards |
254.9 |
193.6 |
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Yardas/attempt pass |
8.4 |
6.4 |
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TD-Toth Toth ratio |
13-5 |
7-4 |
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Pin qualification |
103.9 |
88.9 |
Before signing Wilson, the hungry giants of Mariscal de Campo had also been linked to Aaron Rodgers, who was released by the New York Jets; and Matthew Stafford, who received a salary increase from Los Angeles Rams before free agency. Some reports also connected them with Sam Darnold, who ended up leaving the Minnesota Vikings for a $ 100 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks.
Wilson is now in his third team in so many seasons after noting a new agreement with the Steelers. Once one of the main threats of the NFL as a perennial contender with the Seattle Seahawks, it has published useful numbers, although little spectacular, since it moved to the Denver Broncos through trade in 2022. But it was seen at steel at the end of Steelers. The 350 TouchDowns of race passes 10 times Pro Bowler are classified as the 12th most in the history of the NFL.
New York has also shown interest in Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders, the two best consensus quarterback prospects in the 2025 draft, and ESPN previously reported that giants have seen a potential potential. Advance to selection No. 1. General manager Joe Schoen did not rule out the use of free agency and draft to complete the position during the NFL exploration combination of this year, calling the quartback moves the main priority of the club.
The giants added two external signal callers in the free agency, and remains to be seen if they add another in the draft.
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