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Sources: Winston joining Giants for 2 years, $8M

  • Jordan RaananMar 21, 2025, 08:07 PM ET

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      Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Free agent quarterback Jameis Winston announced Friday that he has agreed to sign with the New York Giants.

The deal is for two years and $8 million, sources told ESPN, confirming a report by Fox Sports.

“Start spreading the neWs,” Winston posted on his X account Friday, confirming his excitement over his new football home with an apple emoji.

The signing comes after weeks of the Giants flirting with Aaron Rodgers and missing out on Matthew Stafford, who remained with the Los Angeles Rams on a new contract. Rodgers visited with the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier Friday, hours before New York pivoted to Winston.

It was starting to seem in recent days as if the Giants were a long shot for Rodgers, the four-time MVP. Winston gives them a quarterback capable of starting who can also serve as a mentor to a young quarterback from the draft.

New York is still expected to add to its quarterback room again this offseason. The team still needs a young quarterback, who is most likely to come in the draft. The Giants currently hold the No. 3 pick.

Co-owner John Mara said earlier this year that finding the team’s quarterback of the future was the No. 1 priority this offseason. Winston and Tommy DeVito are the only two quarterbacks currently on the Giants’ roster.

Winston, 31, visited with the Giants earlier in the week. This came on the heels of Joe Flacco and Russell Wilson coming to New Jersey the previous week.

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