The New York Giants have too many NFL-caliber quarterbacks. That is a commodity you can bet GM Joe Schoen hopes to take advantage of over the next 24 hours or by obtaining some draft capital in exchange for the quarterback he has to drop, likely the still-popular Tommy DeVito.<\/p>\n
The Giants, of course, have Russell Wilson as their starter. They have Jameis Winston signed as a backup for this year and next. They have first-round pick Jaxson Dart waiting in the wings to be handed the keys to the franchise\u2019s future.<\/p>\n
That almost certainly leaves DeVito, entering his fourth season, as the odd man out. Perhaps his 17 of 20, 198-yard, 3-touchdown performance in the preseason finale against the New England Patriots will help Schoen find a trade partner for the 27-year-old DeVito.<\/p>\n
Here are five teams who might be in the market for an upgrade at QB2.<\/p>\n
The Lions went 15-2 last season. They have designs on being a Super Bowl team. A major issue for Detroit is that the Lions have only the still-untested Hendon Hooker and non-descript veteran Kyle Allen as backups for starting quarterback Jared Goff.<\/p>\n
Hooker\u2019s time in Detroit might be up. The third-year quarterback has thrown only nine passes for the Lions and after a preseason that saw him complete just 22 of 40 passes (55%) with no touchdowns and 3 interceptions, suggested Hooker might need \u201ca change of scenery<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n There seems to be an expectation that Hooker will not make the Lions\u2019 53-man roster, so there would be an opening. DeVito would be an upgrade over both Allen and Hooker.<\/p>\n Backup quarterback Aidan O\u2019Connell suffered a fractured right wrist<\/a> in the Raiders\u2019 preseason finale, and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. Las Vegas has only rookie Cam Miller as a backup for Geno Smith.<\/p>\n