The New York Giants signed veteran quarterback Russell Wilson to a one-year contract Tuesday that’ll pay the former Super Bowl winner $21 million. The deal includes a guaranteed $10.5 million.
Wilson, a 10-time Pro-Bowl pick, spent last season with Pittsburgh, but he chose the G-Men over the Steelers and Browns.
This move seemingly paves the way for Aaron Rodgers to eventually sign up with Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh. It also comes just days after the Giants signed another veteran signal caller in Jameis Winston, who inked a two-year, $8 million deal.
The 36-year-old Wilson started 11 regular-season games for the Steelers last year, completing 63.7 percent of his passes for 2,482 yards with a 16/5 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
Pittsburgh lost a 28-14 decision at Baltimore in the AFC Wild Card Round of the playoffs. Wilson connected on 20-of-29 throws for 270 yards and two TDs without a pick.
Before coming to Pittsburgh, Wilson spent two seasons in Denver after signing a massive contract with the Broncos. The Broncos struggled to an 11-19 record in Wilson’s 30 starts in the Mile High City, which prompted the club to release him even though his contract hit them with $85 million of dead money.
In 199 career regular-season games, Wilson has completed 64.7 percent of his passes for 46,135 yards with a 350/111 TD-INT ratio. He also has 5,462 career rushing yards, 31 TDs and a 5.3 yards-per-carry average.
Wilson spent his first 10 seasons in Seattle, leading the Seahawks to a blowout win over Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII.
FanDuel has the Giants with the longest odds (200/1) on the future board to win Super Bowl LX.