Giants won't force QB selection at No. 3, GM Joe Schoen says - ESPN

PALM BEACH, Fla. — With Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston signed, New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen says he's not going to force a pick on a quarterback at the top of this year's draft. It doesn't mean they won't take one, it just has to be the right guy for their franchise.

The Giants currently pick third overall.

New York signed Winston then Wilson over the past 10 days. Schoen said Wilson will get the first-team reps as the starter beginning in the spring and Winston was «aware» of what they were doing at the quarterback position by signing another veteran afterward.

It at least opens the door for the Giants to go in another direction with their top pick, perhaps cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter or edge rusher Abdul Carter, if they're still available.

«We're in a position where we can take who we think is the best football player at that time,» Schoen said at the NFL's annual league meeting.

Schoen later added: «If it matches up, if the value is right, we can look at many positions and take a guy.»

Miami's Cam Ward and Colorado's Shedeur Sanders are considered the consensus top quarterbacks in the draft. Ward is expected to be the top pick. The Tennessee Titans currently hold the No. 1 overall selection and appear to be leaning toward keeping it.

Schoen was asked Monday about how realistic it was to move up to the top spot. He mentioned that teams were «still gathering information,» but didn't seem overly optimistic.

The Giants would take a quarterback at pick No. 3 only if they feel he was capable of leading them to Super Bowls. It has to be the right fit.

«Yeah, if you're talking about where we're picking, you'd like that guy to be able to be a franchise quarterback that you can win with, you're