The New York Giants misplaced veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor to the New York Jets on Monday however wasted little time in changing him.
NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport reviews that the Giants are signing Drew Lock. The deal is for one yr and price as much as $5 million.
The #Giants are signing Drew Lock, per me, @TomPelissero and @MikeGarafolo
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 12, 2024
The 27-year-old Lock was a second-round choose of the Denver Broncos within the 2019 NFL draft and spent the primary three years of his profession with the group. He was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in March of 2022 and spent the previous two seasons backing up ex-Large Geno Smith.
In 28 profession video games (23 begins), Lock has accomplished 59.7 % of his passes for five,283 yards, 28 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. He’s added 229 yards (3.9 ypc) and 5 touchdowns on the bottom.
Lock will function a moderately-priced reserve in 2024 and compete with Tommy DeVito for the backup job to starter Daniel Jones.
On condition that the Giants lately traded one in all their two second-round picks and have now dedicated roughly $53.1 million in 2024 to the three quarterbacks on their roster, the chances of common supervisor Joe Schoen deciding on a rookie QB within the early rounds of the 2024 NFL draft have diminished.
