NFL rumors: 5 possible landing spots for Zach Mettenberger

3. New York Giants

As previously mentioned, the Giants submitted a waiver claim on Mettenberger a few months ago. Their quarterback depth chart inspires less and less confidence the further down you go, with Ryan Nassib and the suddenly very well-traveled Logan Thomas behind Eli Manning.

Manning has the longest consecutive starts streak in the league right now, but he is 35 years old and won’t hold up forever. Nassib has been the backup basically by default since being drafted in 2013, but he has not had a good preseason thus far. The training camp reviews of Thomas were not very good either, so he’s no threat to Nassib, and his spot on the Giants’ 53-man roster is far from guaranteed.

The Giants can easily consider Mettenberger as an upgrade over Nassib. Even with a new playbook to learn at this late stage of the preseason, having the opportunity to be “in the room” with Manning would lessen that learning curve without immediate pressure to be ready to play.

A decision to cut Thomas and bring in Mettenberger should be easy for the Giants. In time, Nassib could be looking over his shoulder as the No.2 spot on the depth chart/potential quarterback of the future.

Next: 2. Minnesota Vikings