Jameis Winston agrees to two-year, $8m contract with New York Giants | New York Giants

Jameis Winston is able to take a chew out of the Large Apple. And perhaps eat some wins for the New York Giants, too.

The 31-year-old quarterback agreed to phrases with the Giants on a two-year, $8m contract, an individual acquainted with the deal in response to the Related Press and a number of sources.

“Begin spreading the neWs,” Winston posted on his X account Friday, a play on his notorious ‘Eat a W’ pregame speech with Tampa Bay in 2017. He added an apple emoji whereas showing to verify his Large Apple welcome.

Winston joins Tommy DeVito as the one quarterbacks on the Giants’ roster. New York has been out there in free company for a veteran, with Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and Joe Flacco additionally talked about as potential targets.

The particular person spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity as a result of the staff didn’t announce the deal. Fox Sports activities first reported that Winston was becoming a member of the Giants, including that the deal could possibly be for as a lot as $16m with incentives.

New York’s quarterback state of affairs has been unsettled this offseason, with the one transfer on the place since free company started final week being the re-signing of DeVito. The staff had curiosity within the Rams’ Matthew Stafford, who was given permission to discover commerce choices however later agreed to a restructured contract with Los Angeles.

The Giants then seemed to be ready on the 41-year-old Rodgers, who spent the final two seasons with the Jets however was launched on 13 March.

Rodgers, who hasn’t publicly stated he’ll play a twenty first NFL season, met with Pittsburgh on Friday, in response to one other particular person with data of the state of affairs – signaling an curiosity on each side. He spent a number of hours within the staff’s facility gathering info, however left with out signing a contract. That particular person spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity as a result of the assembly was not made public.

Wilson, who spent final season in Pittsburgh, additionally stays a free agent and his subsequent transfer could possibly be predicated on what Rodgers decides.

The Giants continued to discover their choices and reportedly just lately met with Winston, Wilson and Flacco. They now have their veteran in Winston to pair with DeVito – and in addition maintain the No 3 choose within the NFL draft subsequent month. So, a prime quarterback equivalent to Miami’s Cam Ward and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders might nonetheless be in play.

Winston performed in 12 video games final season for Cleveland and began in seven after Deshaun Watson was injured, throwing for two,121 yards and 13 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. He set a Browns document with 497 yards passing in Week 13 with 4 TDs in opposition to Denver, but additionally had three interceptions – two of which had been returned for scores – in Cleveland’s 41-32 loss.

He spent the earlier 4 seasons in New Orleans primarily as a backup.

Winston was the No 1 general choose by Tampa Bay within the 2015 draft out of Florida State. He bought off to a strong begin to his NFL profession, ending second within the AP Offensive Rookie of the Yr voting behind Rams operating again Todd Gurley, and surpassed 4,000 yards passing in every of his first two seasons. However he additionally struggled along with his consistency and interceptions in key moments turned a problem.

Winston threw for a league-leading 5,109 yards and had 33 touchdowns in 2019, but additionally led the NFL with a career-worst 30 interceptions in his final season because the Buccaneers’ starter. He signed with the Saints in 2020 to be Drew Brees’ backup after which re-signed the next offseason the day after Brees introduced his retirement.

He began seven video games in 2021 earlier than a torn ACL ended his season. A again harm restricted him the next season as he turned the backup to Andy Dalton. Winston once more re-signed with the Saints in 2023, serving as Derek Carr’s backup.

Winston has handed for twenty-four,225 yards and 154 touchdowns with 111 interceptions in 10 NFL seasons.