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By Justin Grasso
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With a strong quarterback room comes rumors of potential trades as the landscape of the position takes shape across the league. The New York Giants have become a team to pay attention to in that regard.
Not every team across the league has a franchise quarterback for the long haul. And the teams with a temporary guy understand that the player just might be on borrowed time.
That's when front offices start looking at teams like the Giants, who have a veteran starter, a seasoned backup with plenty of starting experience, and a high-end draft pick at the position.
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Suddenly, Jameis Winston has become one of the NFL's most popular trade targets at the quarterback position. As he might drop to No. 3 on the team's depth chart, Winston might be viewed as a low-cost, high-upside trade candidate.
However, the Giants aren't showing any interest in trading Winston publicly or privately.
Early on in training camp, the Giants were reportedly interested in keeping Winston no matter what the depth chart circumstances were. This week, the team's Assistant General Manager, Brandon Brown, told reporters that the veteran quarterback is off limits.
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"I appreciate that people are interested, but Jameis is a New York Giant," he said.
"With the way that he's gone about his business from Day 1, he's made it very intentional of the fact that he wants to be here and he wants to be here for the long haul. Teammates love him. His preparation process, whether it's the off-field things that he does in terms of community relations, Bible study, things in the locker room, or galvanizing the group together. Not just the quarterback room, but the offense as a whole. He's also been a really good example of how to be a pro and handling business in terms of rehab, prehab, postgame care and stuff. Happy he's here. He's going to continue to do those things. He hasn't wavered, and he hasn't been shaken by any distractions at all."
Coming out of Florida State in 2015, Winston was the NFL's top prospect. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him first overall, making him the franchise quarterback. Winston didn't pan out long-term, but he has 87 starts under his belt. He knows the ins and outs of being a first-round rookie for Jaxson Dart, and he has experience as a backup to make the Giants' coaching staff feel confident that they need a veteran replacement for Wilson at any point.
Winston might not spend a ton of time with the Giants, but they signed him to a two-year deal with the intention of utilizing him in any positive way they can think of. Using him as trade bait certainly isn't in the plans.
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