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Mar 15, 2022

The New York Giants entered the NFL’s “legal tampering” period in acknowledged need of a backup quarterback. They had their sights set on Mitchell Trubisky, but he ultimately signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. - After the Giants went back to the drawing board, general manager Joe Schoen found his guy in Tyrod Taylor. - ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Taylor has agreed to a two-year, $17 million contract that includes $8.5 million guaranteed. - - Former Texans’ QB Tyrod Taylor intends to sign a two-year, $17 million deal, including $8.5 million with the New York Giants, per source. - — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 15, 2022 - - - The 32-year-old Taylor was a sixth-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in the 2011 NFL draft. After spending his first four seasons with the Ravens, he signed with the Buffalo Bills and briefly crossed paths with Schoen (2017). - Taylor spent the 2018 season with the Cleveland Browns before joining the Los Angeles Chargers for two seasons. He spent last years with the Houston Texans. - In 78 career games (53 starts), Taylor, who was named to the Pro Bowl in 2015, has completed 61.3% of his passes for 10,736 yards, 59 touchdowns and 25 interceptions. He’s also rushed the ball 361 times for 2,001 yards and 19 touchdowns, giving the Giants their desired mobility. - Taylor’s contract is obviously a significant investment and one that makes sense given what occurred in 2021 when Jones went down. It’s wasn’t the starter-level investment Trubisky commanded, but it’s still indicates a level of commitment from the Giants. - Jones will enter training camp as the presumed starter, but he will be challenged by a very capable Taylor. - - List - - Giants to sign OL Mark Glowinski: 3 things to know - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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