With his job on the line, New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen’s top priority of finding a legitimate starting quarterback for 2025, and potentially beyond, is one of dire importance; one that could potentially save his career with Big Blue.
He is not going to be picky, either.
“We’re going to look at vets, we’re going to look at the draft, we’re going to look at trade candidates,” Schoen said at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday. “We’re going to look under every rock to find the best prospect for us going into the ’25 season.”
The top choice of Schoen and practically anyone else affiliated with the organization is that the Giants can land one of the top two passing prospects at the 2025 NFL Draft in April, whether that be Miami’s Cam Ward or Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders.
With the No. 3 pick, the Giants have a realistic chance to land one of them, though the Tennessee Titans at No. 1 and the Cleveland Browns at No. 2 could also use a quarterback.
Should they snag one of those promising arms, Schoen’s preference is to pair him with a veteran quarterback which would take the rookie under his wing to help with the assimilation process to life in the pros.
With a thin free-agency class, the Giants’ best option would be on the trade market, and Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams has been a person of interest for Schoen since November.
Given the 37-year-old’s bloated contract on a Rams team that needs to cut money, a split could be in the cards if a re-structured deal cannot be worked out. Schoen checked in with Los Angeles about Stafford in three months ago and their interest has reportedly been maintained since then.
“He’s under contract with them,” Schoen said when asked about such interest. “So that would be a question for the Rams.”
Regardless of draft results, Stafford would provide an enormous upgrade under center for a Giants team that finished the year with Tommy DeVito, Tim Boyle, and Drew Lock taking snaps after parting ways with Daniel Jones. He is a Super Bowl winner and a 15-year pro who ranks 10th on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list with 59,809.
