Mitchell Trubisky Rumors: 'Strong Belief' QB Lands with Giants, Competes to Start

One NFL team believes that the New York Giants will bring in Mitchell Trubisky to compete with Daniel Jones for the team's starting quarterback job, according to Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports:

"Quick note on a QB not named [Russell] Wilson or [Aaron] Rodgers: Spoke to a team in the thick of it for a competitive backup QB in free agency, and they have a strong belief that Mitchell Trubisky is going to end up with the New York Giants and competing with Daniel Jones for the starting job."

Trubisky, an impending free agent, backed up Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen in 2021 after spending the better part of the previous four seasons starting for the Chicago Bears.

Chicago selected Trubisky with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft. He took over as the starter for Mike Glennon in Week 5 of his rookie campaign.

In four seasons with Chicago, Trubisky completed 64 percent of his passes for 64 touchdowns and 37 interceptions. He averaged 6.7 yards per attempt. He also rushed for 1,057 yards and eight scores.

The Bears decided to go in a different direction following the 2020 campaign, and Trubisky became a free agent after Chicago had previously declined to pick up his fifth-year option. He saw little action behind Allen as the Bills marched to a second straight AFC East title.

A Buffalo exodus to East Rutherford, New Jersey, has emerged this winter, however, with former Bills assistant general manager Joe Schoen now calling the shots as the Giants' GM. He brought Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll aboard as the head coach.

Schoen's first signing (running back Antonio Williams) was also an ex-Bill, and the team's new quarterbacks coach (Shea Tierney) worked on Daboll's offensive staff last year.

The Giants are in the market for a backup quarterback after Glennon and Jake Fromm both struggled while backing up Jones, who suffered a season-ending neck injury in November.

As for Jones, at best, he's a laser-accurate passer who can also make plays with his feet. At his worst, he's susceptible to turnovers and bad decisions.

Ultimately, his offensive lines have more often than not failed to give him adequate protection, so the jury's still out on the 2019 first-rounder.

The Giants don't have a shortage of options as they try to find their franchise signal-caller. They could ride with Jones, see what Trubisky or another free agent has to offer, select a quarterback prospect in this year's draft or wait until 2023, when prospects such as Ohio State's CJ Stroud and Alabama's Bryce Young could be available.

For now, the Giants are working their way back after a disappointing 4-13 season, and the roster has numerous holes. Filling out the QB depth chart would address just one of them, but picking up Trubisky would be a good start.