Russell Wilson: Everything you need to know

Wilson visited with the Jets on Tuesday, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports. Wilson is being considered as an option to back up Geno Smith after the two quarterbacks previously spent time together in Seattle. Now 37 years old, Wilson doesn't have a whole lot left in the tank and has looked overmatched when forced into game action in recent seasons, but he'd be a solid veteran sounding board wherever he ends up for the 2026 season.

Wilson said Monday that he intends to continue playing next season, Connor Hughes of SNY.tv reports. It was a rough campaign for Wilson, who joined the Giants on a one-year contract in March and was New York's starting QB to begin the campaign. The veteran signal-caller ended up lasting just three weeks as the starter, struggling mightily in Week 1 (against Washington) and Week 3 (against Kansas City) around a throwback Week 2 performance versus Dallas during which he threw for 450 yards and three touchdowns. Ironically, Wilson shared Monday that he actually suffered a Grade 2 hamstring tear on the final play of practice the Friday prior to the game against the Cowboys, per Hughes, making his monster performance all the more remarkable. Ultimately, Wilson appeared in just three more games following his demotion, completing four of nine passes for 53 yards and rushing twice for 12 yards in a backup role behind rookie Jaxson Dart before falling to the No. 3 QB slot (behind Dart and Jameis Winston) late in the campaign. Wilson is slated to be a free agent, and while his options are very limited if he wants to have a chance to earn a starting role, there are a few NFL teams with shaky enough QB rooms to potentially give him that opportunity, though he may end up having to settle for a backup position.

Wilson is the Giants' emergency third QB for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports. Jaxson Dart will thus be backed up by Jameis Winston on Sunday, with Wilson once again set to serve as the team's No. 3 QB in Week 17. Barring an injury to Dart or Winston, that's a role Wilson figures to reprise in next weekend's season finale.