The Senior Bowl is one of the biggest events in the pre-draft process, with a myriad of NFL rumors coming out of it regarding rising draft prospects and potential moves in free agency. While much of the information that comes out is speculation or strategically leaked information, New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen telegraphed his plans for the offseason.
Plenty around the NFL were surprised after the regular season ended when the Giants general manager was retained for the 2025 season. Even after the Saquon Barkley debacle, the Daniel Jones contract extension and consecutive seasons with double-digit losses, he was given more time.
Schoen made it obvious last offseason, both publicly and privately, that he wouldn’t re-sign Barkley. Evidently, New York’s top decision-maker also made it apparent during the Senior Bowl what his biggest focus was for the 2025 NFL offseason.
According to ESPN, one NFL executive shared that Schoen “made it obvious” during the Senior Bowl that finding a franchise quarterback was his focus.
The Giants general manager is reportedly taking the lead from ownership, who has pushed him to identify and draft a top quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft. Even with NFL executives seemingly warning the Giants front office about reaching for one of the top signal-callers in Round 1, New York seems adamant about taking one.
While both the Tennessee Titans (No. 1 overall pick) and Cleveland Browns (No. 2 overall pick) are in the quarterback market, both front offices have made it known they are willing to spend their top picks on another position. However, the threat of either club taking Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward could make the Giants front office feel like it needs to trade up.
That level of desperation, which the Giants front office has made obvious, will drive up the asking price of moving up to No. 1 overall. It also puts New York at risk of giving up future draft capital for a quarterback who might go into 2026 with a head coach and general manager who didn’t pick him. It’s another example of why the once-respected reputation of the Giants organization has taken a major hit league-wide.
