was asked<\/a> if Wilson inquired about the team\u2019s draft plans before agreeing to sign with the team. Schoen said the topic came up with Wilson and others, including some quarterbacks who told the Giants not to bother pursuing them if they wouldn\u2019t promise not to pick a quarterback in the first round. <\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s one of those deals,\u201d Schoen said. \u201cWe would not guarantee anybody that we wouldn\u2019t draft a quarterback. There were a couple of people at that position in free agency that said \u2018Hey, if you don\u2019t promise us you won\u2019t take a quarterback in the first round then don\u2019t even [talk to us].\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the hosts interjected to ask if Schoen meant Aaron Rodgers. Schoen said no multiple times before saying they \u201cshot everybody straight\u201d because they had not made any firm plans about the draft when free agency got underway. Sam Darnold and Justin Fields were the other top quarterbacks to hit free agency in March. <\/p>\n
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