Russell Wilson signed with the New York Giants this offseason and will enter training camp as the teams’ starting quarterback.
The Giants added the veteran QB after closing the chapter on the Daniel Jones era last year. The team also drafted Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
The 36-year-old is hoping to find that magic he had during his best years with the Seattle Seahawks but it’s clear he’s been on the decline after failures with the Denver Broncos and a mediocre season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He signed with the Giants in hopes of catching a young offense heading in the right direction and giving the latter portion of his career a jolt, namely by pairing with New York’s young bourgeoning star wide receiver, Malik Nabers.
“I came here because of him. A big reason of it,” Wilson said of Nabers from Fanatics Fest in New York Friday. “I really wanted to play with a guy who is special like him.”
Wilson expanded on his praise for Nabers during an appearance on 7 PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony in late May. (Wilson discusses Nabers around the seven-minute mark below.)
“I just turn on the film and watching this guy Malik Nabers man, this this dude’s a superstar. I was watching the film and just before I tried to make decisions, trying to get a clear understanding of who the players are, this and that, and obviously you see the highlights and everything else. But when you watch every single catch and every single rep and every play, you get to see the kind of player he is, man, he’s dynamic. He touches that football, he gone.”
Wilson has gone deep in studying Nabers’ big play potential from his rookie year tape, and said that he also appreciates that the young receiver is tough on top of being super explosive.
