What's the way forward for Russell Wilson following Giants' benching?

[ad_1] The New York Giants are 0-3 to begin the season and are benching their beginning quarterback, Russell Wilson, in favor of rookie Jaxson Dart, considered one of their two first-round picks this yr.

The change was inevitable as Wilson was inked to a one-year deal in March and was right here to maintain the seat heat for a younger stud the crew was planning on bringing in. That stud turned out to be Dart, whom the Giants traded again up into he first spherical to pick out.

The plan for Dart was all mapped out. The Giants would begin Wilson and let him run issues till the time was proper. Within the background, Dart would sit, watch, and study. Veteran Jamein Winston was introduced in on a two-year deal for insurance coverage functions.

That plan has disintegrated after three video games. The Giants' offense has sputtered, scoring single digits in two of their first three video games. Wilson gave them a glimmer of hope in Week 2, throwing for 450 yards, nevertheless it was towards the Micah Parsons-less Cowboys, who're maybe the NFL's worst protection for the time being.

With the warmth intensifying on Brian Daboll, who's now 18-35-1 because the Giants' head coach, Dart's timeline has been moved up. What occurs to Wilson now could be the query. Winston goes nowhere, so might that imply that Wilson could be despatched packing?

Greg Auman of FOX Sports activities believes a number of groups might be involved in dealing for Wilson, primarily the Cincinnati Bengals, who misplaced Joe Burrow for 3 months with a toe damage. Different groups talked about are the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers.

New York ought to give attention to seeing what Dart can do, and if he will get injured, it has Jameis Winston as a veteran backup who might nonetheless give them an opportunity to win, fairly near what Wilson would no less than.

He is a remarkably low cost quarterback to amass -- the Giants gave him a $10.5 million deal that included an $8 million bonus, so his base wage is simply $2 million, straightforward for nearly any crew within the league so as to add and keep underneath the wage cap.

It is exhausting to examine the 36-year-old Wilson on the sidelines watching the remainder of the season. As said, that is what Winston will likely be doing. If a commerce is there available, the Giants will seemingly discover it.