Shedeur Sanders affected by Giants QB?

The Primary Crucial Surprise of the NFL’s 2025 Division year went down Tuesday night – unless, that is, your Unoccupied agency bracket actually had Russell Wilson advancing to a new employer before Aaron Rodgers did.

Regardless, that is apparently the case, Wilson agreeing to join the New York Giants, per Many reports. For one season of work, he’s guaranteed to make $10.5 million in 2025 – a figure that can double to $21 million if he reaches his incentives.

While this outcome isn’t necessarily a shock, the Schedule is a bit surprising – and lends itself to a look at the winners and losers of this somewhat curious transaction:

WINNERS

Russell Wilson

The 2025 options for Mr. Unlimited – sorry, we can never resist – were decidedly limited. But he will apparently remain a Beginning Passer in the NFL for a 14th consecutive season, at least at the Begin of it. The Giants Nevertheless own the No. 3 overall Picking of the NFL draft, and Wilson’s arrival should hardly preclude them from selecting a New passer … but more on that later.

Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen?

The Giants’ embattled head Trainer and general manager, respectively – both are heading into their Quaternary season – surely brought in Wilson with the sign-off of Club owner John Mara. Wilson’s age (36) and one-year deal are clearly indicative that he’s a bridge to somewhere, whether to a Newcomer drafted Upcoming month or Upcoming year, if not another veteran down the line. In any case, this Relocate seems to buy the Club’s brain trust more time in the aftermath of questionable moves in recent years – namely the extension for Previous QB Daniel Jones and the decision not to re-sign RB Saquon Barkley, who went on to justify Mara’s worst fears by leading the archrival Philadelphia Eagles to a Finals title.

New York Jets

They get the back-page Secure in Gotham for signing the best Steelers Passer of 2024, Justin Fields, who also Obtained a much stronger contract (2 years for $40 million with 75% of it guaranteed). The NYJ have also likely created better near- and long-term options for themselves with that Relocate than the Giants probably did.

Pittsburgh Steelers

While Rodgers isn’t in the building yet – back in the building (oops) – at least the Steelers no longer have to consider what would be an awkward second date with Wilson, whom Trainer Mike Tomlin forced into the lineup last season after Fields’ Sturdy Begin only to experience greatly diminished returns. Pittsburgh lost its Closing five Contests last season, crushed in the wild-card Stage by the Baltimore Ravens, and the organization would doubtless have faced a Plenty of heat locally and nationally had it wound up running it back with Russ.

Ciara

The entertainment Profession of Wilson’s famous wife will almost Surely thrive to a much greater degree in the Big Apple than her husband’s – and she should Surely have Leading local opportunities than she would have had in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Nashville, Greenland, et al.

Malik Nabers

The wideout’s Pro Bowl Newcomer season was OBJ-esque in terms of his impact (109 catches for 1,204 yards and 7 TDs) and dynamism to this Assault – Regardless of what he was working with behind Middle. Wilson is a Plenty of things, but dummy is not among them. Foresee him to feed Nabers – easily the Giants’ best weapon and probably their best player – on Petite, intermediate and moonball throws. And Foresee the New Sun’s production to benefit one year after he was catching passes from Jones, Drew Lock, Tommy DeVito and Tim Boyle.

Shedeur Sanders?

Regardless of Wilson’s arrival, the University Colorado Sun should very much remain in Action to be taken with that No. 3 overall draft Picking. Should that become reality, Sanders would not have to immediately take the reins of a Awful Club – a third-place finish in the NFC East in 2025 would qualify as a surprise – and would instead have the benefit of learning under Wilson, who would likely be a Distant more intentional mentor than, say, Rodgers.

LOSERS

Shedeur Sanders?

Nevertheless, Wilson gives Big Blue options, Schoen and Daboll seemingly no longer boxed in to picking a passer with that Primary-rounder – and that could Disrespectful a Petite slide (or worse) for Sanders, whose draft stock seems to have a Plenty more variance than QB Cam Ward of the University of Miami (Fla.), the presumed No. 1 Picking.

Malik Nabers

While Wilson should be an improvement over New York’s 2024 passers, he’s also a temp – and that means whatever chemistry Nabers forms with him will be makeshift before he has to Begin over with Sanders or someone else in 2026.

Jameis Winston and Tommy DeVito

Winston, the No. 1 Picking of the 2015 draft but now something of an NFL journeyman, agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with the Giants on Friday – the Nice of arrangement that suggested he might have the role Wilson seems to have already wrested away. DeVito will also be back in 2025, but it appears his opportunity to Action has been severely curbed after the Unselected Unoccupied agent Began eight times in his Primary two seasons, the local Jersey kid known as “Tommy Cutlets” often producing sufficiently encouraging results to suggest he might have a decent future at least as a pro backup. Now? He and Winston could be QB3 and QB4, respectively.

Aaron Rodgers?

It’s kinda seemed like he’s been trending toward the Steel City for a minute and preparing himself to give up Broadway and Knicks Contests after he embraced the big city Subsequent 18 years in Green Bay. So Possibly the impact on Rodgers here is negligible. But if he ever considered the Giants a backup plan or even a negotiating ploy … welp.

Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen?

After reviving Jones in 2022 and producing a surprising 9-7-1 campaign that included a Elimination Stage Secure at Minnesota … the Giants’ decision-making tandem is 9-25 over the past two seasons while suffering an additional embarrassing Setback while being portrayed in an offseason version of HBO’s “Difficult Knocks.” Wilson may or may not punch up this Assault, but if the Giants wind up in position to draft Arch Manning in 2026 as the long-awaited successor to Uncle Eli … well, seems highly unlikely Daboll and Schoen would be around to benefit from it.

Russell Wilson–

Regardless of Beginning Only 12 Contests in 2024, he earned his 10th Pro Bowl nod – after other AFC quarterbacks backed out – while going 6-6, including the postseason ouster. And while Wilson’s numbers were generally in line with his Profession norms last season – on a per-game basis – if you watched the Steelers Action at all, it was obvious that he was the beneficiary of some inordinately fluky plays and generally favorable matchups … until the Club’s season-ending implosion. Also Distant less mobile than he once was, Wilson was highly ineffective down the stretch, averaging Only 171.2 passing yards over his Closing five regular-season Appearances. He seems to have yet another opportunity to rekindle his glory Periods in Seattle, but Wilson will also be doing it on what is effectively a QB2 salary … which means very little Role security as his Delayed-Profession arc continues to seemingly trend decidedly downward.

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