Last month, Giants owner John Mara acknowledged the team’s need for a quarterback and said the front office could goal the position either via free agency or the draft. With more time to reflect, it feels like the organization is considering adding players from each of those buckets.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler expects the Giants to sign a veteran quarterback and select a rookie at that position within the draft. Fowler notes there’s urgency for coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen to get this right, because the duo’s job status may very well be tied to their handling of the QBs room in 2025.
It’s obviously not a profound concept to pair a bridge QB with a young signal caller, however it feels like the Giants have their eye on someone more significant than a one-year veteran stopgap. Fowler believes that free agent Russell Wilson and trade option Matthew Stafford may very well be targets for the Giants, and there are many additional options that may or may very well be available (including Sam Darnold, Justin Fields, Aaron Rodgers, and Kirk Cousins).
None of those options will truly change the long-term trajectory of the franchise, but they need to still command a reasonably penny. Fortunately for the Giants, they’ve some financial wiggle room to compete in a bidding war. The team is projected to have greater than $44MM in cap space, they usually could easily carve out additional respiration room by releasing players or restructuring contracts.
Armed with the third-overall pick, the Giants must also be in prime position to take one among the draft’s top QB prospects. While neither Shedeur Sanders nor Cameron Ward are considered blue-chip prospects, the Giants wouldn’t need to be entirely reliant on their rookie in the event that they add a veteran atop the depth chart.
Interestingly, the Giants are turning to one among their offensive stars for opinions on draft options. Wideout Malik Nabers told Ryan Dunleavy of the Recent York Post that the Giants have reached out to him about his thoughts on the quarterback prospects.
“I’m listening to it with the eyes of a hawk,” Nabers said. “[The Giants] have been keeping me within the loop, whether it’s who I like. They all the time ask me questions like that. After I watch [Sanders and Ward], I pick the things I like about each of them and return and tell them.”
