The New York Giants signed quarterback Jameis Winston as a free agent in the offseason. Winston, Russell Wilson, and Jaxson Dart are the new quarterbacks on the Giants roster for now on the roster in 2025.
He was with the Cleveland Browns in 2024. Winston has been a journeyman quarterback throughout his NFL career. Will he play for New York at all during the 2025 NFL season or is there a chance that he could be playing elsewhere?
PFF Thinks That the New York Giants Could Trade Quarterback Jameis Winston Before the 2025 NFL Season Begins
Pro Football Focus writer Bradley Locker listed many different potential trade candidates before the start of the 2025 NFL season. Locker thinks that the Giants could potentially trade Winston to another team before the season begins. He said,
“After spending the start of his NFL career as the Buccaneers’ primary signal-caller, Winston is deep into his second act as a journeyman backup. That road may include another stop soon.
While with the Browns in 2024, Winston tallied a 69.5 PFF passing grade with 11 big-time throws and 18 turnover-worthy plays. The 31-year-old displayed that he’s still capable of slinging the ball at a high level in spurts, producing 82.0-plus PFF passing grades against the Steelers and Bengals last year.
The Giants are likely to start either Russell Wilson or first-round pick Jaxson Dart, leaving Winston as the team’s presumptive QB3. New York could keep the former first overall pick in that role, but Winston figures to be most teams’ top trade target when a quarterback injury inevitably happens.”
Wilson is already going to be the starting quarterback for the Giants. Head coach Brian Daboll announced that on Wednesday to reporters right before training camp began. For now, Winston is going to be the backup quarterback for New York. The Giants would rather have him as the backup quarterback than Dart because for developmental reasons.
This franchise wants Dart to develop behind the scenes. If Dart were to be the backup instead of Winston, then there will be many questions about when the rookie will start. The Giants do not want that distraction happening. Winston being the backup quarterback, instead of trading him will avoid all of those questions.
In 12 games during the 2024 season with Cleveland, he completed 61.1% of his passes for 2,121 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. There will probably be calls for him if someone else gets injured, but don’t count on a trade for him happening.
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