Eluemunor Gives Update on Giants' Leadership

New York Giants right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, for most of his career, has been tasked with protecting an assortment of below-average quarterbacks.

He’s hoping that Jaxson Dart bucks that trend and blossoms into a franchise quarterback. Before he gets that chance, The Giants will send out Russell Wilson and (possibly) Jameis Winston.

Both project to be potential upgrades over Daniel Jones and the cast of characters New York started in 2024, even if neither offers the type of quarterback they need to return to the playoffs.

Eluemunor undoubtedly appreciates the talent upgrade behind him, but the Giants’ newfound leadership stood out even more.

“I would say the leadership, and it's not a knock on anyone, but Russ and Jameis, just bringing a different kind of energy to the building and especially Russ just being out there,” Eluemunor said on Wednesday. “To me it was, I've been around a lot of great players, but Russ is just different where this is his life.

“He lives and breathes this, and he knows everything and everyone's responsibility out there and just how quickly he was able to pick up this offense and kind of make it his own and hone into something. He's a really comfortable and it was really cool to see.”

Wilson is here to win games, but he’s also here to be a steady hand in the locker room. He’s willingly signed up to mentor Dart, and that’s a responsibility neither he nor Winston have shied away from.

Between the two, they have over two decades of experience, including two trips to the Super Bowl, a No. 1 overall pick, and plenty of adversity. It’s a room that has seen everything.

Further, Winston is more of a mentor than his playstyle or past might suggest. He’s well-respected as a football mind, an open book for Dart to reference, and similarly aggressive on the field.

“Like I said, having Russ and Jameis has been huge for us,” Eluemunor emphasized. “And even guys that weren't practicing, they're still in the huddle or they're still around the team or they're still buying in in meetings, trying to make sure that they're gaining all the knowledge they need to so when they come back out there, they know what to do and there's no fall off.”

Wilson, even on a one-year deal, doesn’t have the same lame-duck dynamics of a season ago. The Giants are expected to be better than last season before ushering Dart onto a more competitive team.

It’s far too early to tell just how much of an improvement New York will witness under center, but the returns to this point have been promising.

“So, I think that I'm not going to make any predictions,” Eluemunor concluded. “But I like this team a lot.”