By Adeniyi Precious 
The New York Giants have been making smart moves this offseason, adding talent without messing up their salary cap situation. While other teams are pushing money into the future with restructures, the Giants have kept their books clean—so far.
Right now, they’ve got $17.2 million in cap space, according to OverTheCap. That’s decent, but not quite enough if they want to bring in one more big name. However, they do have options.
Making Room for Rodgers or Wilson
If the Giants are serious about chasing Aaron Rodgers, they’ll need to free up a lot more cash. Signing him could cost $30–35 million per year, even with some creative structuring. Russell Wilson would be cheaper, but still pricey enough to require some financial maneuvering.
The good news? The Giants could clear around $22 million just by restructuring the contracts of Dexter Lawrence and Andrew Thomas. That would push their total cap space to nearly $40 million, giving them plenty of room to sign a star quarterback while still keeping money available for rookies and in-season moves.
GM Joe Schoen hasn’t rushed into anything, but he’s made sure the team has the financial flexibility to pounce if the right opportunity comes along.
Sticking to the Draft?
Of course, there’s still a good chance Rodgers ends up somewhere else. If that happens, the Giants might just stick with what they have and roll into the draft with Jameis Winston as their placeholder QB. Winston’s contract is only $4 million guaranteed, with another $4 million in incentives—a short-term solution, not a long-term commitment.
If they do go the draft route, they could target Shedeur Sanders with the No. 3 pick or trade up later for someone like Jaxson Dart. Either way, having extra cap space could help them build a stronger supporting cast for a rookie QB.
Long-Term Flexibility
Looking ahead, the Giants are in great financial shape. They’re on track to have $63 million in cap space by 2026, even after this year’s draft class. That number will shrink a bit once they sign their rookies and extend key players like Xavier McKinney, but they’re still in a strong position.
Most teams that go big in free agency end up stuck with cap issues later. The Giants, however, have managed to add talent while keeping their financial future intact. Whether they make another splash now or save their resources for next year, they’re in control of their next move.