On the latest episode of the Scoop City podcast (starts at 10:00 mark), The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported toward the end of the 2024 season the Giants had Sanders ranked as the No. 1 quarterback on their big board. "Once they realized they weren't gonna get Cam Ward," Russini reported, "Shedeur to them was their top quarterback."

The Giants landed star Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter with the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft — but that doesn’t mean they didn’t try to take a quarterback.

The Tennessee Titans had plenty of enticing options to trade down from No. 1 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, but ultimately Cam Ward was too enticing an option to pass up. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the New York Giants offered a package of picks including their No.