There’s no question the New York Giants’ top priority this offseason is to find themselves a starting quarterback.
Co-owner John Mara, general manager Joe Schoen, and head coach Brian Daboll all cited the need for a quarterback in their exit interviews with the media after the season.
The Giants hold the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL draft but that won’t guarantee them much as the top two quarterbacks — Colorado’s Shadeur Sanders and Cam Ward of Miami — could be off the board by the time they are on the clock.
They currently have zero players under contract at the quarterback position heading into next season and need to get busy finding some viable options there.
Schoen mentioned retaining exclusive rights free agent (ERFA) Tommy DeVito and exploring the trade/free agent market for a young veteran to bridge the gap until they find their long-term answer.
They could seek to retain Drew Lock and/or Tim Boyle, who are both impending free agents, but they are backup material at best.
The market is thin no matter where they turn. They could opt to trade for Atlanta’s Kirk Cousins, but that could prove to be too costly.
The free agent options aren’t great, either: Sam Darnold, Justin Fields, Andy Dalton, Jimmy Garappolo, Joe Flacco, Carson Wentz, Jameis Winston, Cooper Rush, Mason Rudolph, Marcus Mariota, Jacoby Brissett and Joshua Dobbs.
There is also Russell Wilson, but he will likely re-sign with the Steelers. The really hot name, up until the past two weeks was Darnold. And the Giants had to be taking notice.
Still only 27, Darnold had a monster season directing the Minnesota Vikings to a 14-3 record. He looked like the third overall pick was predicted to look back in 2018 when the Jets drafted him.
But Darnold’s stock has taken a huge hit the past two weeks after back-to-back clunkers in games the Vikings needed to win.
In the Week 18 NFC North showdown with the Detroit Lions, Darnold folded up like the Darnold of old, completing just 18 of 41 passes with no touchdowns and going 0-4 in the red zone in a deflating 31-9 loss.
Darnold followed that up in the Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. He led the Vikings to another one-sided loss, getting dominated, and subsequently eliminated by a score of 27-9.
There was a short window in which some insiders thought that Darold would be retained by the Vikings but that window may now be shut. Their plan to move ahead with this year’s top pick — J.J. McCarthy — and potentially Daniel Jones as his backup appears to be in place.
Darnold is still going to garner a lot of interest and the Giants still could be one of the teams vying for his services. But they have to ask themselves: Do you want a guy who crumbled under pressure and may be the odd man out in favor of Jones?
No matter what, the Giants could be in for more uncertainty under center next season.
There’s no question the New York Giants’ top priority this offseason is to find themselves a starting quarterback.
Co-owner John Mara, general manager Joe Schoen, and head coach Brian Daboll all cited the need for a quarterback in their exit interviews with the media after the season.
The Giants hold the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL draft but that won’t guarantee them much as the top two quarterbacks — Colorado’s Shadeur Sanders and Cam Ward of Miami — could be off the board by the time they are on the clock.
They currently have zero players under contract at the quarterback position heading into next season and need to get busy finding some viable options there.
Schoen mentioned retaining exclusive rights free agent (ERFA) Tommy DeVito and exploring the trade/free agent market for a young veteran to bridge the gap until they find their long-term answer.
They could seek to retain Drew Lock and/or Tim Boyle, who are both impending free agents, but they are backup material at best.
The market is thin no matter where they turn. They could opt to trade for Atlanta’s Kirk Cousins, but that could prove to be too costly.
The free agent options aren’t great, either: Sam Darnold, Justin Fields, Andy Dalton, Jimmy Garappolo, Joe Flacco, Carson Wentz, Jameis Winston, Cooper Rush, Mason Rudolph, Marcus Mariota, Jacoby Brissett and Joshua Dobbs.
There is also Russell Wilson, but he will likely re-sign with the Steelers. The really hot name, up until the past two weeks was Darnold. And the Giants had to be taking notice.
Still only 27, Darnold had a monster season directing the Minnesota Vikings to a 14-3 record. He looked like the third overall pick was predicted to look back in 2018 when the Jets drafted him.
But Darnold’s stock has taken a huge hit the past two weeks after back-to-back clunkers in games the Vikings needed to win.
In the Week 18 NFC North showdown with the Detroit Lions, Darnold folded up like the Darnold of old, completing just 18 of 41 passes with no touchdowns and going 0-4 in the red zone in a deflating 31-9 loss.
Darnold followed that up in the Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. He led the Vikings to another one-sided loss, getting dominated, and subsequently eliminated by a score of 27-9.
There was a short window in which some insiders thought that Darold would be retained by the Vikings but that window may now be shut. Their plan to move ahead with this year’s top pick — J.J. McCarthy — and potentially Daniel Jones as his backup appears to be in place.
Darnold is still going to garner a lot of interest and the Giants still could be one of the teams vying for his services. But they have to ask themselves: Do you want a guy who crumbled under pressure and may be the odd man out in favor of Jones?
No matter what, the Giants could be in for more uncertainty under center next season.
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There’s no question the New York Giants’ top priority this offseason is to find themselves a starting quarterback.
Co-owner John Mara, general manager Joe Schoen, and head coach Brian Daboll all cited the need for a quarterback in their exit interviews with the media after the season.
The Giants hold the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL draft but that won’t guarantee them much as the top two quarterbacks — Colorado’s Shadeur Sanders and Cam Ward of Miami — could be off the board by the time they are on the clock.
They currently have zero players under contract at the quarterback position heading into next season and need to get busy finding some viable options there.
Schoen mentioned retaining exclusive rights free agent (ERFA) Tommy DeVito and exploring the trade/free agent market for a young veteran to bridge the gap until they find their long-term answer.
They could seek to retain Drew Lock and/or Tim Boyle, who are both impending free agents, but they are backup material at best.
The market is thin no matter where they turn. They could opt to trade for Atlanta’s Kirk Cousins, but that could prove to be too costly.
The free agent options aren’t great, either: Sam Darnold, Justin Fields, Andy Dalton, Jimmy Garappolo, Joe Flacco, Carson Wentz, Jameis Winston, Cooper Rush, Mason Rudolph, Marcus Mariota, Jacoby Brissett and Joshua Dobbs.
There is also Russell Wilson, but he will likely re-sign with the Steelers. The really hot name, up until the past two weeks was Darnold. And the Giants had to be taking notice.
Still only 27, Darnold had a monster season directing the Minnesota Vikings to a 14-3 record. He looked like the third overall pick was predicted to look back in 2018 when the Jets drafted him.
But Darnold’s stock has taken a huge hit the past two weeks after back-to-back clunkers in games the Vikings needed to win.
In the Week 18 NFC North showdown with the Detroit Lions, Darnold folded up like the Darnold of old, completing just 18 of 41 passes with no touchdowns and going 0-4 in the red zone in a deflating 31-9 loss.
Darnold followed that up in the Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. He led the Vikings to another one-sided loss, getting dominated, and subsequently eliminated by a score of 27-9.
There was a short window in which some insiders thought that Darold would be retained by the Vikings but that window may now be shut. Their plan to move ahead with this year’s top pick — J.J. McCarthy — and potentially Daniel Jones as his backup appears to be in place.
Darnold is still going to garner a lot of interest and the Giants still could be one of the teams vying for his services. But they have to ask themselves: Do you want a guy who crumbled under pressure and may be the odd man out in favor of Jones?
No matter what, the Giants could be in for more uncertainty under center next season.
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