{"id":447384,"date":"2024-03-08T18:52:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T18:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=447384"},"modified":"2024-03-08T18:52:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T18:52:44","slug":"why-did-giants-hold-a-meeting-with-qb-russell-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/why-did-giants-hold-a-meeting-with-qb-russell-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Giants Hold A Meeting With QB Russell Wilson?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Wilson spoke with the Giants in New Jersey prior to his planned meeting with the Steelers, as revealed by PFT.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Did Giants Hold A Meeting With QB Russell Wilson?<\/h2>\n<p>Wilson was seen at the Newark airport earlier on Friday morning, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. The Giants and Wilson held what was described as &#8220;an exploratory meeting,&#8221; according to Adam Schefter of ESPN, who broke the story first.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Daniel Jones, who signed a four-year deal with New York last year, will have a guaranteed salary of $36 million in 2024. However, in the six games that Jones was able to play in 2023, his performance was below average.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This kind of talent rarely ends up on the open market. A franchise is getting a game-changer with Russell Wilson<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4iv33Y8Vlv\">pic.twitter.com\/4iv33Y8Vlv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brody \u303d\ufe0f (@EBl4ze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EBl4ze\/status\/1764767538334855370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Steelers are now a serious contender to sign Wilson. Although Wilson is speaking with at least one other team, both sides have a mutual interest, according to a story published on Thursday by Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Schefter&#8217;s claim, it may be reasonable to presume that the other team is the Giants. A number of teams have been identified as possible destinations for Wilson&#8217;s landing.<\/p>\n<p>Even with Daniel Jones beginning the second season of a four-year, $160 million contract that was signed in March 2023, the Giants still have $41 million in cap room.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope the Broncos &amp; Sean Payton fail for the next 20 years. Bunch of scumbags in that front office. Sean Payton is a piece of shit. Good for Russell Wilson for speaking out about it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BroncosCountry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BroncosCountry<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q8fFhB7H4N\">pic.twitter.com\/q8fFhB7H4N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MoneyBall Metrics (@MBMetrics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MBMetrics\/status\/1762921337033515336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 15 games during the previous season, he completed 66.4 percent of his passes for 3,070 yards, 26 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions. Denver still has to pay him in 2024, so he could accept the veteran minimum.<\/p>\n<p>Schefter adds that, in addition to the Giants and Steelers, the Raiders could be interested in meeting with Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson could theoretically take a contract for the league minimum of $1.2 million since the Broncos still owe him $39 million guaranteed for this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Before traveling to Pittsburgh today, Russell Wilson stopped in New Jersey for what one source described as \u201can exploratory meeting\u201d with the Giants, per league sources.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson is in Pittsburgh today to meet with the Steelers, per sources. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gylDU9uNBk\">pic.twitter.com\/gylDU9uNBk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1766119717352194071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After going 5-12 in his first season under Nathaniel Hackett and receiving a contract ultimatum this past season from new coach Sean Payton, Wilson had a disappointing two seasons in Denver.<\/p>\n<h3>How much do the Broncos owe Russell Wilson?<\/h3>\n<p>Due to offset wording in his contract, he owes the Broncos $39 million guaranteed in 2024, less the amount of a contract he gets with another club. That may be as little as the league minimum of $1.2 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russell Wilson met with the Giants and is now meeting with the Steelers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PMSLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1PZkiHsXJR\">pic.twitter.com\/1PZkiHsXJR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1766153504488325202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Why are the Broncos cutting Wilson?<\/h4>\n<p>Wilson agreed to a five-year, $245 million contract deal with Denver, according to NBCSports.com. The squad didn&#8217;t get the desired results from the acquisition.<\/p>\n<h3>Does Russell Wilson have kids with his first wife?<\/h3>\n<p>The former couple never welcomed any children into their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Jake Paul Set To Fight Mike Tyson, But Is Criticised By The Fans\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/jake-paul-set-to-fight-mike-tyson-but-is-criticised-by-the-fans\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jake Paul Set To Fight Mike Tyson, But Is Criticised By The Fans<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Wilson spoke with the Giants in New Jersey prior to his planned meeting with the Steelers, as revealed by PFT. Why Did Giants Hold A Meeting With QB Russell Wilson? Wilson was seen at the Newark airport earlier on Friday morning, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. The Giants and Wilson held what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":399637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[5187,2211,5,24160,24161,4089],"class_list":["post-447384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-nfl-2023","tag-nfl-news","tag-russell-wilson","tag-russell-wilson-giants","tag-russell-wilson-giants-meeting","tag-russell-wilson-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=447384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=447384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}