Russell Wilson expected to meet with 2 quarterback-needy teams as NFL free agency continues: reports

Russell Wilson volition beryllium backmost connected the prowl for his adjacent NFL squad similar helium was successful 2024, arsenic he’s reportedly acceptable to conscionable with 2 quarterback-needy franchises. 

The Cleveland Browns and New York Giants, owners of the No. 2 and 3 wide picks successful the 2025 NFL Draft respectively, volition bring successful the 36-year-old seasoned awesome caller for a gathering to spot if helium whitethorn beryllium the close acceptable adjacent season.

According to aggregate reports, the Browns volition person the archetypal gathering connected Thursday, followed by the Giants connected Friday. 

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Russell Wilson is reportedly acceptable to conscionable with 2 quarterback-needy franchises.  (Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images)

Wilson is coming disconnected a one-year, veteran-minimum woody with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who besides request a backmost this offseason. With the caller league twelvemonth officially starting connected Wednesday astatine 4 p.m., Wilson is officially a escaped agent, though he’s been allowed to talk to teams during the ineligible escaped cause tampering play that began Monday.

Some escaped cause quarterbacks signed already, arsenic Sam Darnold joined the Seattle Seahawks and Wilson’s teammate with Pittsburgh past season, Justin Fields, is present the expected starter with the New York Jets. 

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Wilson and Aaron Rodgers are the 2 astir intriguing escaped cause quarterbacks inactive connected the market, and they some transportation Super Bowl-winning pedigree wide their respective careers. 

Last year, Wilson had a precocious commencement to the play owed to an injury, which led Fields to commencement the archetypal six games of the season. Once Wilson’s calf was 100% healthy, helium came successful and yet did his occupation to assistance the Steelers scope the playoffs arsenic a chaotic paper team. 

Last year, Wilson had a precocious commencement to the play owed to an injury, which led Fields to commencement the archetypal six games of the season. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

He threw for 2,482 yards with 16 touchdowns successful 11 games, going 6-5 implicit those contests. 

With Cleveland, Wilson volition beryllium visiting a franchise that didn’t privation to beryllium successful this situation, searching for a quarterback, arsenic the Deshaun Watson trade-and-extension has not worked out. 

Watson struggled mightily earlier suffering an Achilles wounded past season, and the Browns yet finished 3-14. Watson re-injured his Achilles during the rehab process, truthful his availability successful 2025 is successful limbo.

Meanwhile, the Giants owned the aforesaid grounds aft their ain backmost hold didn’t enactment out. Daniel Jones was released midway done the 2nd play of his four-year, $160 cardinal extension, and the combo of Tommy DeVito and Drew Lock did each they could to decorativeness retired the year. 

Wilson volition beryllium entering his 14th play successful the NFL. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)

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Unlike Cleveland, though, New York has been linked to Rodgers, and a signing of Wilson could beryllium connected what the four-time MVP backmost decides. The Steelers are besides expected to beryllium successful Rodgers’ market. 

Wilson volition beryllium entering his 14th play successful the NFL, and portion he’s implicit the elevation successful presumption playing years remaining, helium is simply a reliable seasoned enactment for immoderate squad looking to upgrade astatine the position. 

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