Normal supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll most popular Rodgers to the opposite quarterbacks out there in free company, however Mara wanted to be satisfied. Rodgers has a status as an intense character within the locker room with no scarcity of off-field controversies
The Giants reached out to 3 members of the final Jets regime – head coach Robert Saleh, normal supervisor Joe Douglas and defensive backs coach Marquand Manuel – who stated that Rodgers was “no drawback within the locker room,” per Dunleavy. (Manuel was employed in January because the Giants’ new defensive move recreation coordinator.) There was no manner across the mercurial quarterback’s attention-grabbing phrases and antics, however the group was prepared to miss that, particularly for the way low cost Rodgers could be.
What the Giants couldn’t get previous, in keeping with Dunleavy, was the potential for Rodgers to overlook time this season attributable to harm. Mara has repeatedly expressed his lack of persistence with the group’s subpar ends in the final two years, and Rodgers confirmed indicators of restricted mobility in 2024 after tearing his Achilles a 12 months prior. He’s additionally overtly debated retirement in every of the previous couple of offseasons, together with this one, making it clear that he’s not a long-term reply at quarterback.
As an alternative, the Giants went with youthful gamers in Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston on incentive-laden one-year offers to see if one can emerge as a plus starter in 2025. They’ve additionally achieved their homework on the present draft class and will add a brand new quarterback subsequent week.
