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Giants extend Jameis Winston on two-year, $13 million deal

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Crane, A. (2026, September 6). Giants extend Jameis Winston on two-year, $13 million deal. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/06/sports/giants-extend-jameis-winston-on-two-year-13-million-deal/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-06 · by Andrew Crane

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The New York Giants have signed quarterback Jameis Winston to a two-year, $13 million contract extension. The deal will keep Winston under contract through 2028 and is expected to help the team get under their salary cap. In his limited playing time with the Giants last season, Winston completed 37 of 66 passes for 567 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. The extension gives the Giants a veteran backup quarterback behind first-round pick Daniel "Dart" Jones.
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The New York Giants have signed two key players to two-year contract extensions: backup quarterback Jameis Winston and starting left guard Jon Runyan Jr.. Winston's extension is worth $13 million, while Runyan's is valued at $22 million with $21.5 million in guaranteed money. The deals provide salary cap flexibility for the team and ensure that both players will remain under contract through the end of 2028. Winston, who was previously set to become a free agent after the 2026 season, had been serving as a mentor to second-year quarterback Jaxson Dart and will continue in this role. Runyan is entering his third season with the Giants and has been a key part of the team's offensive line. The extensions could also help the Giants get under their current salary cap, which was around $1.18 million over the limit before the deals were announced.

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He has settled into a mentorship role for Dart, helping the second-year quarterback adjust to a new system, logging critical reps with the No. 2 offense in training camp and ensuring the Giants offense can function when the season opens next Sunday against the Cowboys.
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🔮 tRY IT NOWWinston, whose deal was set to expire after the 2026 season, inked a two-year, $13 million extension with the Giants, The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy confirmed.
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Giants extend Jameis Winston on two-year, $13 million deal · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)

The Giants secured another two years of Jameis Winston as their backup quarterback — and likely saved some money in the present. asserted
Giants → secure → present
tRY IT NOWWinston, whose deal was set to expire after the 2026 season, inked a two-year, $13 million extension with the Giants, The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy confirmed. asserted
Dunleavy → try → Giants
He’ll remain under contract through the end of 2028, and after being set to make $3.95 million in base salary this season, the deal could help the Giants get under the salary cap before the start of the year. uncertain
Giants → remain → year
Big Blue sat at around $1.18 million over the salary cap Sunday before the extension, according to Over the Cap. uncertain
Blue → sit → Cap
It gives the Giants some certainty behind Dart in case the worst-case scenario happens with an injury, too. asserted
scenario → give → injury
During Dart’s lone preseason appearance, he briefly exited after taking a crushing hit when Tyrone Tracy Jr. missed his block, and Winston needed to enter while Dart was evaluated in the blue medical tent. asserted
Dart → exit → tent
The No. 1 overall pick in 2015, Winston arrived last year as one of three new Giants quarterbacks — alongside Dart and Russell Wilson — and ended up appearing in three games. asserted
Winston → arrive → games
He made a pair of starts in November, when Dart was injured, and logged another two snaps in the Dec. 14 game. asserted
Dart → make → game
Winston was 37-for-66 passing for 567 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, directly benefiting from then-interim head coach Mike Kafka shaking up the depth chart after Brian Daboll’s firing. asserted
Kafka → pass → firing
This is a different role for Winston, who debuted back with the Buccaneers over a decade ago, made the Pro Bowl as a rookie and then threw for over 5,000 yards in 2019. asserted
who → debut → 2019
He has settled into a mentorship role for Dart, helping the second-year quarterback adjust to a new system, logging critical reps with the No. 2 offense in training camp and ensuring the Giants offense can function when the season opens next Sunday against the Cowboys. asserted
season → settle → Cowboys
“It’s fun seeing him just — again, just master what they’re throwing at him,” Winston said of Dart last month. asserted
Winston → ’ → Dart
“Because it’s a lot because of the complexities of the different systems and him having to learn all those systems in one and ultimately creating a system that benefits him as a player. asserted
that → ’ → player
“… So, it’s exciting to see the dynamic that he is the guy, and we’re going to do our best to build an offense that best supports his skill set and kind of capitalizes on the things that he does well. asserted
he → ’ → that
He does a lot well, so it’s a lot that we are capable of doing.” asserted
we → do → that
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