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Few teams endured more roster changes in the 2025 offseason than the New York Giants, who ushered in a new era after going just 3-14 in 2024. While still early in the transitional phase, the Giants are already optimistic about their 2025 season outlook coming out of minicamp.
The Giants were among the most active teams in free agency, notably signing Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, Jevon Holland, Paulson Adebo and Chauncey Golston. They made even more noise at the 2025 NFL Draft by taking Abdul Carter at No. 3 before trading up late in the first round for Jaxson Dart.
The moves have Giants fans convinced of the team’s 2025 season outlook. New York suffered its longest losing streak in franchise history in 2024, but has its fan base as optimistic as it has been in years. The excitement only grew in the spring, as the team reported positive signs from all its new additions during OTAs and minicamp.
Nothing is certain, but New York is destined to win more than three games in 2025. With general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll still on proverbial hot seats, the season will be nothing if not interesting to watch. The Giants still have a lot more offseason ahead, but the roster already appears to be taking shape coming out of minicamp.
A three-win team might look to make incremental adjustments in its following season, but the playoffs are the goal for everyone involved with the Giants. While Schoen and Daboll desperately need to remind fans how elite their regime can be, Wilson would not waste one of the few seasons he has left on a throw-away year with a team he did not believe had a fighting chance. Wilson does not have a long-term future in New York with Dart around, but he gets another chance to prove he is more than capable of leading a team to the playoffs.
After a failed two-year stint with the Denver Broncos, Wilson rebounded in a more stable environment with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Giants are anything but stable, but it can be easy to forget how remarkable their coaching staff can be in the right situation. Daboll is only three years removed from his Coach of the Year campaign, when he took a dysfunctional New York squad to the postseason in his first year.
From a roster perspective, the Giants have the most talent on their team in over a decade. Malik Nabers gives them a legitimate star pass-catcher for the first time since Odell Beckham Jr., with solid young talent in Tyrone Tracy Jr., Theo Johnson and Cam Skattebo surrounding him.
Despite missing six games and playing in Arthur Smith’s run-heavy offense, Wilson still returned to the Pro Bowl in 2024. His days as an MVP candidate might be long behind him, but Wilson will be a significant step up from anything the Giants had under center in 2024.
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