Quarterback Russell Wilson signs 1-year, $21 million deal with New York Giants

Mar 25

Chris Francis Sports Reporter

By Chris Francis (Sports Reporter), Joey Nunez (Video Editor)

Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson is taking his talents to New York. He will sign a one-year, $21 million deal to be the Giants starter.
Wilson spent last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, playing in 11 games and leading the team to a 6-5 record.
The Giants signed Jameis Winston to a two-year, $8 million deal to be the backup quarterback just a day earlier.

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Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson is signing a one-year deal with the New York Giants. The Big Apple will be Wilson’s third home in four years, following his trade from the Seattle Seahawks in March 2022.

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How did Wilson play in Pittsburgh last year?

The 36-year-old will enter his 14th season in the NFL but played just 11 games in Pittsburgh last year. After suffering a calf injury during training camp, he started in week 7 and led the team to a 6-1 record. However, the Steelers finished on a five-game losing streak, including a playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

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Wilson, a 10-time Pro Bowler, has 350 career passing touchdowns, ranking 12th in NFL history. He was hopeful he’d be able to re-sign and finish his career in Pittsburgh.

“If you wanna play 20-plus years, you gotta love it, and I love the process,” Wilson said during his season-ending press conference. “I love the mentality, and I love competing with my teammates. So, that’s always been the plan, so I just trust the process.”

How many stops is this for the 10-time Pro Bowler?

Wilson spent 10 seasons in Seattle, where he led the Seahawks to two Super Bowls, winning it all in 2014. He was then traded to Denver, where he spent two tumultuous years. The deal with the Giants is reportedly worth close to $21 million for one year with $10.5 million guaranteed, making Wilson the presumptive starter over Jameis Winston, who signed a two-year, $8 million contract just a day earlier.

Back in January, Giants co-owner and President John Mara talked about the top priority for his team after deciding to keep Brian Daboll as head coach despite a 3-14 record.

“That’s obviously the number one issue for us going into this offseason, is to find our quarterback in the future, whether that be via the draft or acquiring a veteran,” Mara said. “It’s going to be up to them to decide, ultimately.”

What’s next for the Giants?

Daboll and General Manager Joe Schoen decided on Wilson. However, with the third pick in April’s NFL draft, they can still take a young quarterback to learn under the roster’s two veterans.

Wilson’s signing leaves Aaron Rodgers as the highest-profile quarterback remaining on the free-agent market. Last week, Rodgers met with Wilson’s former team, the Steelers, but did not reach a deal.

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Super Bowl winning quarterback Russell Wilson is signing a 1-year deal with the Giants. New York will be Wilson’s third home in four years since being traded by Seattle in March of 2022.

The 36-year-old will enter his 14th season in the NFL but played just 11 games in Pittsburgh last year. After suffering a calf injury in training camp, he started in week 7 and led the team to a 6-1 record. But the Steelers finished on a five-game losing streak. Wilson was hopeful he’d be able to re-sign and finish his career there.

“If you wanna play 20+ years you gotta love it and I love the process. I love the mentality, and I love competing with my teammates. So, that’s always been the plan, so I just trust the process.”

Wilson spent 10 seasons in Seattle where he led the Seahawks to two Super Bowls. He was then traded to Denver where he spent two tumultuous years.
The deal with the Giants is reportedly worth close to $21 million for one year with $10.5 million guaranteed making Wilson the presumptive starter over Jameis Winston who signed a 2-year, $8 million contract just a day earlier. Back in January Giants president John Mara talked about the top priority for his team after deciding to keep Brian Daboll on as head coach after a 3-14 record.

“That’s obviously the number one issue for us going into this offseason is to find our quarterback in the future whether that be via the draft or acquiring a veteran. It’s going to be up to them to decide ultimately.”

Daboll and GM Joe Schoen decided on Wilson though with the 3rd pick in April’s draft they can still take a young quarterback to learn under the two vets.

Wilson’s signing leaves Aaron Rodgers as the highest profile quarterback still remaining on the free agent market. Last week Rodgers met with the Steelers but did not reach a deal. Maybe that changes now that Russ is in New York.
For Straight Arrow News I’m Chris Francis.