The New York Giants did not land their quarterback of selection this spring — North Carolina’s Drake Maye — and can proceed on with Daniel Jones as their main sign caller.
Does that imply the Giants are performed searching for their quarterback of the long run? For now, possibly. Jones is below contract for 3 extra seasons and the group has introduced in Drew Lock on a one-year deal. The long-term view continues to be very cloudy.
There’s one other avenue apart from the draft and free company to accumulate gamers. That will be by way of a commerce. The Giants may very nicely scour the league rosters for a participant that they really feel can develop into a franchise quarterback.
One risk is Hendon Hooker, a 26-year-old who is just in his second season with the Detroit Lions. Hooker was as soon as regarded as a attainable take-out for starter Jared Goff however that grew to become not possible when the Lions inked Goff to a four-year, $212 million deal final week.
Justin Melo of The Draft Community recognized the Giants as one of many three groups (the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers being the others) who may/ought to make a play for Hooker.
The Giants handed on alternatives to draft J.J. McCarthy, Bo Nix, or Michael Penix Jr. within the first spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft regardless of dealing with questions over Daniel Jones’ future. Jones’ 2023 season failed to satisfy expectations after he signed a four-year, $160 million extension final offseason.
Jones has no assured cash remaining on his contract following the conclusion of this season, however an harm assure can be triggered for 2025 if Jones will get damage and may’t go a bodily. We’ve seen related conditions result in benchings across the league (Russell Wilson in Denver, Derek Carr in Vegas). It’s exactly why the Giants added Drew Lock earlier this offseason. Hooker may give the Giants an alternate choice with the next ceiling.
Now comes the query of how a lot the Lions would ask in return for the previous Tennessee star. We all know the Giants had “real curiosity” in Hooker in final yr’s draft however have been aced out by the Lions within the third spherical.
They’ll rekindle that curiosity this summer season as groups wrestle to get below the wage cap.
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