With information of Matthew Stafford agreeing to a restructured deal with the Los Angeles Rams breaking Friday, groups that had been courting the quarterback now should flip to Plan B.
A kind of groups is the New York Giants, who’re shifting their focus to impending free-agent QB Aaron Rodgers, per The Athletic’s Dianna Russini. Earlier this month, the New York Jets introduced they’d launch the 20-year veteran after two seasons with the staff.
This Rodgers-Giants report comes with a caveat, nonetheless. Rodgers is just not New York’s prime veteran possibility, per SNY’s Connor Hughes. Nevertheless, he provides a possible improve at QB for head coach Brian Daboll, particularly if New York Jets large receiver Davante Adams — who has two years remaining on his contract — is a part of a bundle deal.
However Rodgers clearly is not a long-term answer. He is not going to win the Giants one other Tremendous Bowl, so what could be the purpose of investing in him?
There are two avenues Giants GM Joe Schoen may pursue by bringing in Rodgers. He may play for a part of the season and mentor a rookie QB — New York owns the No. 3 choose on this 12 months’s NFL Draft — till that participant is able to begin. Or he may begin for a complete season and trigger the demise of the Schoen-Daboll regime.
Rodgers threw for 3,897 passing yards and 28 touchdowns final season, however the Jets went 5-12. And that was with standout wideouts Adams and Garrett Wilson.
On offense, the Giants (3-14 in 2024) have budding star receiver Malik Nabers and never a lot else. In 2024, New York’s offensive line allowed 48 sacks (11th most in the NFL and eight more than the Jets).
The Giants could also be higher served following Atlanta’s instance, signing a veteran QB resembling Rodgers to begin the season till a rookie is able to play.
Rodgers is destined for the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame and has greater than sufficient information to go alongside to a rookie QB. Plus, there’s precedent in New York for such a transfer. In 2004 with the Giants, rookie Eli Manning sat behind veteran QB Kurt Warner earlier than making his beginning debut in November.
In December, Rodgers said he would want “a great month to get away from [football]” earlier than making any choices about his enjoying future. That point is up. The Giants and their followers are keen to listen to what he has to say about these newest developments.
