He has gone coast-to-coast since 2021, which was his final season with the Seattle Seahawks. Since then, he’s made stops with the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers before inking a deal with the New York Giants for the 2025 season.
While the Steelers have made their intentions clear with their interest in Aaron Rodgers, Wilson is letting everyone know why he decided to play for ‘Big Blue’ in the shadows of the Big Apple.
During an appearance on the ‘7PM in Brooklyn’ podcast with Carmelo Anthony, the quarterback was asked about his offseason move to the Giants. He went on to list a number of reasons, but none appeared to be bigger than Malik Nabers.
‘I was just excited because, for me, New York and this opportunity here to play here, the world’s biggest market, the toughest, one of the toughest divisions in football, a lot of odds against you, team that I played against last year when I was in Pittsburgh,’ Wilson said. ‘I just turned on the film and watching this guy Malik Nabers, man, this dude’s a superstar.’
Wilson spoke glowingly of Nabers, who finished his rookie season with 109 catches, 1,204 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.
‘I saw him, I was watching the film and just before I tried to make decisions, try to get a clear understanding of who the players are, this and that, and obviously you see the highlights and everything else, but when you watch every single catch and every single rep and every play, you get to see the kind of player he is, man, he’s dynamic. He touches that football, he gone,’ Wilson said.
The quarterback also had praise for his new head coach.
‘I really liked [Brian] Daboll too,’ Wilson said. ‘Obviously watching Dabes over the years, the guy who was a coach of the year, I don’t know, two, three years ago, brilliant mind spending time with him. I actually came out here last year before I signed with Pittsburgh last time too, and I just had a great appreciation of his mind for the game and how he saw the game.’
The veteran figures to be the starter heading into the 2025 season in what has quickly become a crowded quarterback room. New York signed Wilson and Jameis Winston in free agency before drafting Jaxson Dart in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. There is also the presence of Tommy DeVito, who reached folk hero status over the last two years.
Wilson pointed out that he doesn’t shy away from challenges or the bright lights. Ultimately, he feels comfortable with the Giants, adding that they have the pieces for success going forward.
Considering the Giants have made the playoffs in just two of the 13 seasons since winning the Super Bowl in 2011, the quarterback certainly has his work cut out for him.
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