Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson, Giants reach agreement on one-year contract: report

Russell Wilson is changing zip codes. The seasoned NFL backmost and the New York Giants person agreed to a one-year contract, ESPN reported.

The woody is worthy up to $21 million, with $10.5 cardinal guaranteed, per the report. The Giants were searching for answers to the questions surrounding their backmost room, particularly aft cutting ties with Daniel Jones successful November. New York signed Jameis Winston to a two-year declaration past week, but helium was not needfully viewed arsenic the starter for the upcoming season.

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Russell Wilson #3 of the Pittsburgh Steelers and AFC throws a walk during the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Skills Showdown connected January 30, 2025 astatine the UCF Campus successful Orlando, Florida. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

The Giants reportedly had involvement successful Aaron Rodgers, but the summation of Wilson efficaciously ends the team's pursuit of the four-time NFL MVP.

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Wilson won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks and spent past play with the Steelers. He went to Pittsburgh aft a turbulent 2 years with the Broncos. A calf wounded forced Wilson to beryllium for the archetypal six games of the 2024 season, with Justin Fields handling the starting backmost duties for the aboriginal information of the campaign. 

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Russell Wilson (3) throws a walk during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the New York Giants, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, successful Pittsburgh.  (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

The reported statement with the Giants would mean Wilson and Fields would play location games successful the aforesaid stadium successful 2025 — albeit suiting up for antithetic teams. Fields agreed to a two-year woody with the New York Jets soon aft the NFL's escaped bureau play opened earlier this month. Both the Giants and Jets play location games astatine MetLife Stadium.

Russell Wilson #3 of the Pittsburgh Steelers connected the sideline during the 3rd 4th against the Los Angeles Chargers astatine Acrisure Stadium connected September 22, 2024 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Brandon Sloter/Getty Images)

Wilson appeared successful 11 games with the Steelers and finished past play with 2,482 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. The Steelers struggled down the stretch, but yet won 10 regular-season games. Pittsburgh mislaid to the Ravens successful the wild-card circular successful January.

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The Giants went 3-14 this past play and presently ain the 3rd prime successful adjacent month's NFL Draft. 

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