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The New York Giants may not be a Super Bowl contender with Jameis Winston under center, but they sure would be a lot more fun to watch than they have been in recent years.
Winston is firmly in the journeyman stage of his intriguing career, having spent last season with the Cleveland Browns as a fill-in for the injured Deshaun Watson. While the Browns went a pitiful 2-5 in his seven starts, Winston did put up 2,121 yards and 13 touchdowns through the air. He also completed just 61.1 percent of his throws and had nearly as many interceptions (12) as he did scores.
The 31-year-old is now seeking to sign with his third team in as many years and fourth since entering the league as a No. 1 overall pick in 2015. He’s on the record saying he would “absolutely” ink a deal with Big Blue if the organization takes former running back Saquon Barkley’s suggestion, but it’s hard to envision a scenario in which New York competes with Winston playing anything more than a depth role on its roster.
The New York Jets’ Aaron Rodgers experiment failed in spectacular fashion. The team is now in worse shape than it was before acquiring the future Hall of Famer and it seems that the aging quarterback may not stick around to play another season for Gang Green.
While Rodgers remains under contract for 2025, the Jets may still make an expensive decision to release him this offseason. If that happens, there’s a chance the 41-year-old’s next move could be switching locker rooms at MetLife Stadium.
WFAN hosts Evan Roberts and Shaun Morash (h/t NJ.com) believe a Rodgers signing would be congruent with Giants owner John Mara’s openly stated desire to put a winning product on the field in 2025. Considering the club is coming off a 3-14 campaign—one of the worst in Big Blue’s storied history—New York might just be desperate enough to kick the tires on Rodgers and hope for a one- or two-year window of contention.
Despite signing a blockbuster four-year, $180 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons less than a year ago, it seems likely the veteran quarterback will be up for grabs again this offseason. Cousins didn’t live up to the hype after leaving the Minnesota Vikings and was replaced late in the 2024 season by promising rookie Michael Penix Jr.
While Cousins is coming off one of the worst campaigns of his career—one in which he threw for only 3,508 yards and 18 touchdowns against 16 interceptions in 14 starts—there’s still a chance he has something left to offer as he gears up for an age 37 season.
Cousins didn’t appear to be fully recovered from the Achilles tear that cut his 2023 season short. The quarterback was on pace that year to make a third consecutive Pro Bowl and fifth overall since entering the league in 2012. With another offseason to recover and regain some mobility, he could potentially get back to that level.
If Cousins is ultimately released—an outcome NFL insider Ian Rapoport believes is likely—he could be a bargain signing for Big Blue. While he’s clearly not a long-term solution, he’s a legitimate candidate to bring some much-needed stability to New York’s beleaguered offense.