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BREAKING: The #Giants and QB Jameis Winston are finalizing a 2-year, $8M deal, which could be up to $16M with incentives, multiple sources tell @NFLonFOX.
— Jordan Schultz (@schultzreport.bsky.social) March 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What does Jameis Winston bring to the New York Giants?
Jameis Winston’s greatest strength is not being Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson.
For weeks, the Giants have sent late-night DMs to 2 elderly men.
Aaron Rodgers—the crybaby who cannot step foot on the field unless he brings Allen Lazard, Davante Adams, Nathaniel Hackett and a tab of acid.
Russell Wilson—a player whose fans demanded permission to “cook“, only to discover he had no idea how to use the stove.
Both Rodgers and Russell are fine but it would be negligent for the Giants to handcuff themselves to these elderly egomaniacs whose primes occurred when television was standard definition.
Plus, everything these men do is dissected under a microscope by lazy TV personalities and podcasters to kill innings between FanDuel ads.
The last thing the 3-win New York Giants need is more, louder negative attention.
Jameis Winston goes viral online for his little pregame speeches—but for the most part, everyone knows that the 31-year-old former Heisman winner, is a backup quarterback, undeserving of the negative scrutiny guys like Rodgers and Wilson face daily.
Winston doesn’t appear on Pat McAfee’s show once a week—throwing teammates under the bus and questioning America’s involvement in Ukraine. Yet.
Jameis knows he’s a backup.
He’s paid like a backup.
So his signing doesn’t prevent the Giants from drafting and developing a rookie quarterback.
A QB controversy won’t flood the national media narrative around this team.
It’ll be like the 2024 New England Patriots with Jacoby Brissett knowing he’s keeping Drake Maye’s seat warm.
Plus, if that hypothetical rookie QB isn’t ready Week 1—which seems likely considering the caliber of QBs in this year’s draft—Jameis Winston can lowkey ball.
JAMEIS WINSTON HAS FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES. #Saints
📺: #GBvsNO on FOX
📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/bqrTNmxwLe— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2021
Last season, Daniel Jones started 10 games for the Giants. He threw for 2,070 yards and 8 touchdowns.
Winston started 7 games. He threw for 2,121 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Daniel Jones sucked.
The 2024 New York Giants finished 31st in points.
Jameis Winston can chuck that bitch down the field and into the endzone. The Giants might actually score at home next year.
What could go wrong?
“The horse is prepared for battle, but victory comes from the Lord.”
Jameis Winston pregame speeches never disappoint 🔥
(via @NFLonPrime)pic.twitter.com/H8bvkDwa3c
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 22, 2024
As a Giants fan, I know for a fact Jameis Winston’s little pregame speech nonsense will annoy me Week 1.
I don’t think his dramatic Righteous Gemstones, always cognisant of where the cameras are-ass monologues are funny or inspiring as the internet seems to.
Jameis Winston only started 7 games last season and threw more than twice as many interceptions than Josh Allen.
All that Looney Tunes, TikTok meme shit ain’t cute after throwing a game-losing pick-six because Winston has color blindness—but instead of not being able to discern shades of blue, nickel corners are invisible to him.
Malik Nabers could be a Top 3 receiver, annually, but not if he busts his collarbone chasing down Trevon Diggs.
I will become insufferable if Jameis Winston starts playing catch with opposing safeties, then giggles in the post-game press conferences like he’s just a cute widdle silly wabbit—when in reality, he’s a grown-ass child who has yet to take the privilege of being a professional NFL quarterback seriously—tossing bean bags to defenders and going “aw shucks” afterward.
I already hate Jameis Winston. Cancel the 2025 season.
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