The New York Giants’ options on the free agent quarterback market are drying up quickly on the first day of the NFL free agency negotiating window.
Sam Darnold, who started for the Minnesota Vikings in 2024, is reportedly signing a three-year deal worth nearly $100 million with the Seattle Seahawks. Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting a $100.5 million total with $55 million guaranteed.
That, of course, opens the possibility that a big-name veteran like Aaron Rodgers could sign with the Vikings.
Rodgers, the former Green Bay Packer and New York Jet who has been heavily linked to the Giants over the past week or so, has been said to be “getting close” to a deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Los Angeles Rams veteran backup quarterback Jimmy Garappolo, considered a fallback option by some if the Giants weren’t able to land Rodgers, Russell Wilson or Kirk Cousins, is staying with the Rams on a one-year, $11 million deal.
Justin Fields, one of the veterans with Pittsburgh in 2024, is joining the New York Jets on a two-year, $40 million deal with $30 million guaranteed.
Wilson visited the Giants last year but did not sign. Wilson reportedly wanted the guarantee of a starting job, but with Daniel Jones still on the roster the Giants would not give him one.
