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Quarterbacks are the talk of the town in the Big Apple this offseason.
Both the Giants and Jets are in the market for a new man under center after moving on from Daniel Jones and Aaron Rodgers, respectively.
On that front, University of Miami quarterback and potential No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward told reporters Friday morning that the Giants and Jets are among the teams he had a formal meeting with this week in Indianapolis.
Ward enjoyed both sit-downs and he took some time to praise the weapons each club has.
“Getting a chance to watch their offense, and the players they have — they have Malik [Nabers] and they have a good defense. It’s a lot of similar concepts to what I did in previous years at Incarnate World and Miami,” Ward said on the Giants.
He added that playing in the Jets’ offense would be “elite — especially with the receiving corps they have, the defense they have. Talking with their head coach for the first time was exciting. The Jets are not too far off, maybe a couple of pieces, I’m hoping that I can be one of them.”
Ward, like Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, won’t be throwing at the Combine this week.
The 22-year-old Heisman Trophy finalist certainly doesn’t need to. He is already viewed as one of the top prospects in the draft class after averaging a whopping 331 yards per game and throwing for an FBS-best 39 touchdowns this past season at Miami.
The Giants have an outside chance of Ward falling into their laps at the third overall pick, but like the Jets, they’d likely have to trade up if they want Ward to call MetLife Stadium home for years to come.
Both GMs kept that door open while speaking earlier this week at the Combine.
Big Blue had a revolving door of mediocre quarterback play last season after Jones was shipped out of town — before ultimately signing for the remainder of the season with the Minnesota Vikings — and now Tommy DeVito is the lone option remaining on their roster.
Gang Green still has veteran backup Tyrod Taylor as a potential starter, but the new front office will certainly look to bring in some competition — whether it comes from free agency, the trade market, or the draft.
With both teams sitting in the top-10 of this year’s draft, the latter option could be where they make their splash.
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