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The 2024 first-round pick puts on his GM hat
Should the New York Giants hitch their wagon to a rookie quarterback in 2025? A big-name veteran? Some form of both? Wide receiver Malik Nabers, fresh off an outstanding rookie season, told PFT Live he has “no preference.”
Nabers, though, did more or less express a preference. He doesn’t want to see the Giants ask a rookie to try and save the franchise without a proper mentor in place to help him.
“I would want to have a vet in there,” Nabers said. “If we decide to pick a rookie, in my eye I would want a vet to be in that same room with that rookie teaching him some stuff so when he’s out there — he’s not just out there in his head [thinking] he has to be the savior of this team. That’s a lot to put on a rookie.”
The only quarterback on the roster currently is Tommy DeVito.
Nabers is on pretty safe ground with his thoughts on the situation, since the Giants are going to need to add multiple players. Adding both a veteran and a draft pick makes sense. It is just a matter of what caliber of veteran and how high of a draft pick.
Nabers also visited Sirius XM NFL Radio on Wednesday. He had this to say about the top quarterbacks in the draft class:
Nabers on Miami QB Cam Ward:
“He’s comfortable when he’s back there. He throws the ball in spots you’re not really supposed to throw the ball but he has crazy arm talent. He’s mobile. I’ve seen him come back from some games [where] I’m like, ‘Nah, this game’s over with’ and he’s just dottin’. He’s very efficient. He has crazy arm talent. I feel like he’s a leader that wants to bring people along to win. I mean, you look at that Miami team through the years, without him their record wasn’t like that. You bring a guy like that on the team, you know, the record shows what kind of leader he is, what kind of quarterback he is.”
Nabers on Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders:
“I’ve been watching him a long time. He has another crazy arm talent. He gives his guys the opportunity to go make plays. He’s not scared and he wants to win, and he’s a leader. From what I’ve heard in that locker room he’s a great leader.”
