Giants star makes ultimate sacrifice for Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson volition deterioration his signature No 3 jersey, arsenic helium joins the New York Giants acknowledgment to cornerback Deonte Banks vacating the fig upon the quarterback's arrival.

On Wednesday, April 2, the Giants revealed that Wilson volition support his jersey fig for the 14th NFL season.

The announcement came aft Wilson signed a one-year woody worthy $10.5million with the team.

Adam Schefter past reported that Banks volition beryllium wearing No 2 successful his 3rd play successful the league. The Giants selected the 24-year-old Maryland merchandise with the 24th prime successful the 2023 NFL Draft.

Wilson praised Banks connected X aft the gesture, writing, 'Salute to my feline & young prima Tae Banks!'

'Grateful for you letting maine deterioration #3 King! Full of gratitude,' Wilson added with 2 praying hands emojis.

Wilson wore No 3 for 10 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, 2 seasons with the Denver Broncos, and astir precocious successful a single-season stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

According to Pro Football Reference, Wilson is the 18th subordinate to deterioration No 3 for the Giants. The past Giant to deterioration the fig earlier Banks was Sterling Shepard, who wore No 3 from 2021 to 2023. He was preceded by 2 backup quarterbacks Alex Tanney (2019) and Geno Smith (2017).

The Steelers began their play with an abundance astatine the position, signing Wilson and rising prima Justin Fields.

Unfortunately, aft losing their sixth postseason crippled successful a row, tied for the longest progressive streak successful the league, the franchise has seen their longest playoff drought since 1972, not having won a playoff crippled successful 8 years.

Fields, 25, appeared successful 10 games and completed 106 of 161 attempts for 1,106 yards and 5 touchdowns. He besides rushed for 289 yards and recovered the extremity portion 5 times.

On the different hand, the 36-year-old Wilson made 11 appearances, 214 completions for 336 attempts, and tallied 2,482 yards for 16 touchdowns. Wilson did find arsenic overmuch occurrence successful rushing with 11 carries for 43 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Despite their corporate efforts, the Steelers ended their play with a four-game losing streak and a 10-7 grounds earlier falling to the Baltimore Ravens successful the Wild Card round.

Fields and Wilson volition stay adjacent aft the erstwhile took implicit the backmost opening astatine the New York Jets aft the squad parted ways with Aaron Rodgers.