Giants
02 Jul 2025, 18:45 GMT+10
Dan Salomone
Giants.com is counting down to the start of 2025 Giants Training Camp with 25 questions in 25 days.
21) What will QB Russell Wilson bring to the Giants this season?
Dan Salomone:What Russell Wilson brings to the Giants is something they haven't had since Eli Manning.
"Players know players, and he's done it at a high level for a long time," general manager Joe Schoen said shortly after signing the 10-time Pro Bowler. "That's where you start. Sometimes it's hard to lead if your production on the field doesn't match. Again, he's got the skins on the wall. He's had a lot of success in the league. He won a Super Bowl. Some of the production that he had on the field, we haven't had at that position since Eli."
Schoen made those remarks in late March. Since then, Wilson has lived up to his reputation. The effect on his new team really started to come to light the deeper we got into OTAs.
Darius Slayton said there is "a lot of new energy" even though the Giants returned most of their starters from a year ago. But that's what happens when you add a future Hall of Famer at the most important position in all of sports. His leadership is felt on offense, on defense, on the field, and off the field. Most importantly, he can still sling it.
"His knowledge of the game has shown already," Slayton said. "Obviously, he has amazing talent with the ball. Accuracy, great touch on the deep balls. I don't really know that he's missed more than one or two deep balls this whole camp. He is really accurate, really smart. He's helped keep us in good plays throughout the whole camp. So, his impact has been felt for sure."
That sentiment is shared by other skill players.
"Even the first time we threw, me and Slay were both like, this is actually better than we expected," wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson said. "And so, we were ecstatic about it and couldn't be more happy that he's our quarterback."
"I think it's the energy he brings," running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. said. "Every time he walks into the meeting room, he greets everybody. It starts with that. You know what I'm saying? That is the main thing that I see. Russ, he's very intentional in what he does, he speaks to everybody. Again, no matter if you're the starter or you're number three, whatever it is, he treats you like you're the starting person. But he also gives confidence in you. He speaks life to you."
Furthermore, Wilson's gravitas also extended to how Brian Daboll structured practice this spring, which included more 7-on-7 reps.
"I think it's important to listen to the quarterbacks," Daboll said. "They're the ones that are touching the ball on every play. Certainly, he has a lot of accolades behind his playing career and experience, it's been good. And Jameis (Winston) has as well, and (Tommy) DeVito, and even Jaxson (Dart), when you're in that room and you're talking to those guys, they see things from a wide scope perspective and bring things up and there's a lot of good communication. So, I think it's important to really talk and communicate and listen to any of the quarterbacks. But Russ has been good for us, I'd say, in a number of ways since he's been out here."
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