Russell Wilson is altering houses for a second consecutive offseason.
Wilson and the New York Giants have agreed to a one-year, $21 million cope with $10.5 million assured, ESPN reported Tuesday.
The Giants have been among the many groups to have commerce talks with the Los Angeles Rams about Matthew Stafford earlier than the quarterback agreed to a revised contract to remain in L.A. They have been additionally in on Aaron Rodgers, who stays a free agent.
Wilson spent final season with the Steelers, who signed him to a one-year deal following the quarterback being launched by the Denver Broncos after the 2023 NFL season.
Wilson missed the primary six video games of the 2024 season as a consequence of a calf harm, with Justin Fields — who has reportedly agreed to a two-year cope with the New York Jets — beginning in his place. Throughout the 11 regular-season video games he began, Wilson totaled 2,482 passing yards, 16 passing touchdowns, 5 interceptions and a 95.6 passer score, whereas finishing 63.7% of his passes. The Steelers went 10-7 within the common season earlier than shedding to the Baltimore Ravens within the wild-card spherical, shedding a mixed 5 consecutive video games to shut the season.
New York is coming off a 3-14 season and has the third choose within the 2025 NFL Draft. It launched quarterback Daniel Jones within the second season of a four-year, $160 million deal after the workforce’s 2-8 begin. Head coach Brian Daboll and common supervisor Joe Schoen return for his or her fourth season at their respective posts.
The Giants began three completely different quarterbacks and had 4 quarterbacks play altogether final season: Jones (10 begins), Drew Lock (5 begins), Tommy DeVito (two begins) and Tim Boyle (one look). DeVito, who was an unique rights free agent, not too long ago re-signed with the Giants on a one-year deal.
Wilson joins a Giants offense that was twenty third within the NFL in dashing yards (104.9 per sport), twenty eighth in passing yards (189.9 per sport), thirtieth in complete yards (294.8 per sport) and thirty first in factors (16.1 per sport) final season. That stated, it consists of younger star huge receiver Malik Nabers, who totaled a franchise-record 109 receptions in his 2024 rookie season, fellow receiver Wan’Dale Robinson (93 receptions in 2024) and working again Tyrone Tracy (839 dashing yards and 5 touchdowns on 4.4 yards per carry and 284 receiving yards in his 2024 rookie marketing campaign). The Giants additionally reportedly agreed to a three-year deal to re-sign huge receiver Darius Slayton.
Elsewhere on the free agent entrance, New York signed defensive backs Paulson Adebo and Jevon Holland and re-signed huge receiver Darius Slayton to three-year offers apiece, amongst different strikes.
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