Replacing Daniel Jones would be a tough sell for this New York Giants regime, unless they landed a Super Bowl-winning quarterback. Russell Wilson fits the bill, according to CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin, who named the Giants a landing spot for the passer expected to be released from a contract worth $242,588,236 by the Denver Broncos.
Jones, who is recovering from a torn ACL, only signed a four-year, $160-million contract last offseason, but Benjamin believes “Tommy DeVito and Tyrod Taylor faring better in relief suggests Jones could be out of a job regardless of his rehab.”
It helps Jones “can be designated a post-June 1 release after the season without the Giants losing any money against the 2024 cap.”
As for Wilson, he’s “expecting to be cut by the Denver Broncos in March, per league sources,” according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic.
The Giants could make room for Wilson, whom they pursued before his trade from the Seattle Seahawks to Denver in 2022, per ESPN’s Brady Henderson. A move to the Giants could salvage Wilson’s career, since head coach Brian Daboll knows how to use a mobile quarterback.
Kafka and Daboll could do the same for Wilson, who leaned on similar concepts when he made nine Pro Bowls with the Seahawks. Wilson also won a Super Bowl following the 2013 season, led the NFL with a 110.1 passer rating in 2015 and topped the league charts with 34 touchdown passes two years later.
