Russell Wilson signals NFL future plans as Jaxson Dart emerges as Giants’ top option for next season

After a rocky one-year stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers successful 2024, Russell Wilson joined the New York Giants this past offseason. However, helium was relegated to a backup relation aft conscionable 3 games.

Rookie Jaxson Dart rapidly showed committedness erstwhile helium had the accidental to start, but his play was concisely derailed by injury. Jameis Winston — not Wilson — stepped successful for Dart successful a fistful of games. Dart returned to the starting lineup successful Week 13, casting much uncertainty connected Wilson's aboriginal with the Giants.

Nevertheless, Wilson does not look to beryllium acceptable to telephone it quits successful 2026.

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Russell Wilson of the New York Giants during the nationalist anthem anterior to the New England Patriots crippled astatine Gillette Stadium connected Dec. 1, 2025, successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

On Wednesday, Wilson replied to a societal media idiosyncratic who declared, "2017-2020 Russell Wilson would beryllium the champion QB successful the NFL if helium played today."

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The connection was a effect to a clip from FOX Sports’ regular greeting program, "Wake Up Barstool," that debated whether Wilson's vocation shared similarities with Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts.

New York Giants backmost Russell Wilson scans the tract astatine the enactment against the New York Jets astatine MetLife Stadium. (Rich Barnes/Imagn Images)

"Man… I gotta get backmost to Ballin’ & being Me. Back to my First 10. It’s time. Time to spell Dark," Wilson wrote connected X.

Just 3 NFL seasons person passed since Wilson was among the highest-paid stars successful league history. The Super Bowl victor appeared to beryllium connected the accelerated way to Canton for a Hall of Fame enshrinement soon aft helium hung up his cleats.

In March 2022, the Seahawks traded Wilson to the Denver Broncos. His two-year stint successful Denver was tumultuous. 

New York Giants backmost Russell Wilson runs the shot against the Washington Commanders astatine Northwest Stadium connected Sept. 7, 2025. (Peter Casey/Imagn Images)

Wilson has seen constricted enactment pursuing his latest benching. Barring a large roster shakeup oregon an wounded situation successful the Giants' backmost room, Wilson is connected way to extremity the play with vocation lows successful touchdowns and passing yards.

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He has thrown for 831 yards and 3 touchdowns against 3 interceptions implicit six games this season. The 37-year-old could gully involvement from teams looking for a span quarterback, considering the expected constricted fig of disposable options successful adjacent offseason’s free-agent backmost class.

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