The New York Giants signed Russell Wilson this offseason to a one-year deal with $10.5 million guaranteed where he’ll join Jameis Winston in the quarterback room. Wilson has worn No. 3 throughout his entire career but that number already belonged to cornerback Deonte Banks.
It's amazing how, based off one answer from Brian Daboll to my question about Troy Brown being on staff and potential impact on Travis Hunter, the buzz at the NFL Annual Meeting quickly turned to connecting Hunter and the Giants at No. 3.
We starve for intel, any intel.
They can trade for Kirk Cousins and draft a QB later. It's the same speculation about the Giants with Russ and Jameis, and what they may do after the fact. All depends on what their evaluation of the QBs says.
The entire league continues to guess on what the Browns and Giants will do at Nos. 2 and 3.
Both teams are doing their best to not be completely transparent, despite what so many think they know.
Same three players have been mentioned for both teams for months, but I promise you, in speaking with numerous sources over the last 72 hours, nobody knows for certain.
QB Jameis Winston contract details with the Giants, per source: 2 years, $8M with $5.3M guaranteed. Plus, there are reportedly $8M in unspecified incentives.
Cap hits:
2025: $3M
2026: $5M
$1.3M of his $3.95M base salary is guaranteed in 2026, so the Giants would eat $2.3M in dead money if they cut him after this season.
The Giants currently have $1.9M in cap space, according to the NFLPA. That’s the least in the NFL.
This was an unusually expansive and insightful answer from Daboll on how he'll fit the offense to Russell Wilson. This will be something to monitor because there has been friction reported between Wilson and play-callers at previous stops: