Sources -- Free agent Russell Wilson agrees to deal with Giants - ESPN
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants reached agreement with Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson on a one-year deal worth up to $21 million, including $10.5 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
The 10-time Pro Bowl selection had been in discussions with the Giants, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, but is opting for New York, where he won Super Bowl XLVIII in MetLife Stadium as a member of the Seattle Seahawks.
Now, Wilson is returning as the Giants' projected starting quarterback.
The agreement between Wilson and the Giants eliminates New York as a potential option this season for Aaron Rodgers, sources told Schefter.
It also leaves Rodgers and the Steelers — Wilson's former team — in a position to work out their own agreement, if the quarterback decides he wants to play this season.
The addition of Wilson comes just days after the Giants agreed to terms with Jameis Winston. Their quarterback room now consists of Wilson, Winston and Tommy DeVito.
The veteran Winston agreed to a two-year, $8 million contract with the team last week. The terms of his contract indicated it was more a backup-level deal. DeVito is a holdover who appeared in 12 games for the team the past two seasons.
The eventual signing of Wilson, 36, does not eliminate the possibility of the Giants taking a quarterback in next month's NFL draft. New York currently holds the No. 3 pick, and owner John Mara said at the end of this past season that the team's top priority and «No. 1 issue» was to find a quarterback of the future. Wilson, Winston and DeVito aren't on long-term deals.
Wilson choosing the Giants makes sense; a source told ESPN at the start of the offseason that he was interested in making a