When former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson signed a one-year contract with the New York Giants in free agency, it was readily apparent that he would serve as a bridge to the future.

Whether that meant simply filling the role for the 2025 season or potentially mentoring a younger quarterback added in the draft, with the best days of the 36 year old signal caller in the past it was obvious that Wilson did not represent a long term solution for New York.

Then, on the first day of the 2025 NFL Draft in April, the role for Wilson as a mentor became apparent when the Giants used the 25th pick to add Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart. At that point it became a matter of when, not if, Wilson would surrender the starting role to Dart.

According to a report from Adam Schefter of ESPN,

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