There is no such thing as a scarcity of former Jets and Giants who made their marks on current Tremendous Bowls.
Darrelle Revis gained Tremendous Bowl XLIX with the New England Patriots in 2015.
Odell Beckham Jr. caught a landing for the Los Angeles Rams of their Tremendous Bowl LVI victory in 2022.
In that very same sport, then-Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple was cooked by Rams large receiver Cooper Kupp, together with for the game-winning landing.
In 2023, Kadarius Toney delivered a record-setting 65-yard punt return and caught a landing for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs of their Tremendous Bowl LVII win — mere months after being traded by the Giants.
And final yr, Mecole Hardman caught the game-winning landing in extra time of the Chiefs’ LVIII victory — mere months after being traded by the Jets.
Whereas the Jets and Giants missed the playoffs once more this yr, one other one in all their former gamers may emerge as the newest Tremendous Bowl hero this February.
Listed here are notable former Jets and Giants within the 2025 NFL playoffs.
SAQUON BARKLEY, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
The Giants’ choice final spring to let Barkley take a look at free company — and in the end signal a three-year, $37.5 million cope with the hated Eagles — aged very poorly in a short time for Massive Blue.
Barkley, 27, delivered a season for the ages, dashing for two,005 yards for a Philly workforce that went 14-3, gained the NFC East and enters the playoffs because the convention’s No. 2 seed.
It was solely the ninth 2,000-yard season in NFL historical past. Barkley may have set the single-season dashing file — he was 101 yards away — had the Eagles not determined to relaxation him in Week 18 towards his former workforce.
The one approach letting Barkley go may look worse for the Giants? If the previous No. 2 general decide leads the Eagles to the second Tremendous Bowl title in franchise historical past.
SAM DARNOLD, MINNESOTA VIKINGS
It took seven years for Darnold to look the a part of the franchise quarterback the Jets drafted him to be with the No. 3 decide in 2018, however all the pieces clicked for him this season in Minnesota.
Darnold, 27, blew previous his profession bests with 4,319 passing yards, 35 passing touchdowns and a 102.5 passer ranking in main the Vikings to a 14-3 file and the NFC’s No. 5 seed.
He excelled in coach Kevin O’Connell’s QB-friendly system and with Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson to throw to.
Darnold’s efficiency in his first postseason as a starter will assist dictate how a lot cash he will get this offseason — from the Vikings or another person.
Sam Darnold delivered a career-best season for the 14-3 Vikings. (Photograph by Stephen Maturen/Getty Photos)DANIEL JONES, MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Two postseasons in the past, Jones and the Giants upset the Vikings within the wild-card spherical.
On Tuesday, the Vikings added the previous Giants quarterback to their energetic roster within the lead-up to those playoffs’ wild-card spherical.
The Vikings signed Jones, 27, to their observe squad in November, shortly after the Giants lower their onetime franchise quarterback in the course of the second season of his four-year, $160 million contract.
It’s unclear if Jones could be the following man up if one thing occurred to Darnold or if Nick Mullens stays Minnesota’s No. 2 quarterback.
XAVIER MCKINNEY, GREEN BAY PACKERS
A lot of the consideration final offseason centered on Giants normal supervisor Joe Schoen letting Barkley stroll, however his choice to half methods with the previous second-round decide McKinney equally backfired.
The playmaking security ranked second within the NFL with eight interceptions within the first season of a four-year, $67 million contract with Inexperienced Bay.
McKinney, 26, recorded an interception in every of his first 5 video games and in addition totaled 88 tackles, 11 passes defended and a sack.
Xavier McKinney (#29) had eight interceptions in his first season with the Packers. (Photograph by Patrick McDermott/Getty Photos)MEKHI BECTON, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Becton struggled with harm and inconsistency all through his 4 years with the Jets, who drafted him No. 11 general in 2020 to be their franchise left deal with.
His departure final offseason commanded minimal fanfare, as did the one-year prove-it contract he signed with the Eagles.
However the 6-7 Becton moved to proper guard and thrived with Philly, serving to to open lanes for Barkley in the course of the latter’s historic season.
Professional Soccer Focus ranked Becton because the twenty first greatest guard within the NFL and gave him its nineteenth highest run-blocking grade.
KEVIN ZEITLER, DETROIT LIONS
One other guard who excelled for one of many NFL’s greatest dashing assaults was Zeitler, who spent 2019-20 with the Giants.
PFF graded Zeitler, 34, because the third-best guard within the NFL and because the second-best run blocker.
His presence proved essential for a Lions offense that led the NFL with 33.2 factors per sport and averaged 146.4 dashing yards.
Lions operating backs Jahmyr Gibbs (16) and David Montgomery (12) each scored double-digit dashing touchdowns and mixed for practically 2,200 yards on the bottom.
The Giants, who’ve struggled for a decade to repair their offensive line, launched Zeitler in 2021 in a cost-saving transfer.
OTHERS
Bryce Huff disillusioned with solely 2.5 sacks in 13 video games after leaving the Jets within the offseason for a three-year, $51 million contract with the Eagles, however the linebacker just lately returned from midseason wrist surgical procedure.
Former Giants large receiver Sterling Shepard carved out a pleasant function in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, catching 32 passes for 334 yards and a landing.
Sterling Shepard grew to become a gentle goal for the Buccaneers after eight years with the Giants. (Photograph by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Photos)
Ben Bredeson, who spent the earlier three seasons with the Giants, began all 17 video games this yr with Tampa and was rated by PFF because the NFL’s 91st-best guard.
Mike Williams caught 9 passes in 9 video games after being traded from the Jets to the Pittsburgh Steelers in November, however his lone landing reception was a game-winner.
Zach Wilson, whom the Jets drafted No. 2 general in 2021, is the Denver Broncos’ third-string quarterback and didn’t take a snap this season.
A extra consequential ex-Jet on the Broncos is defensive deal with John Franklin-Myers, who had seven sacks and 40 tackles in his first season since leaving New York.
Jamison Crowder, who performed three seasons with the Jets from 2019-21 and didn’t make the Giants’ roster in 2023, caught 9 passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns with the Washington Commanders.
James Bradberry, a standout cornerback for the Giants from 2020-21, stays employed by the Eagles however spent the whole season on IR after struggling a lower-leg harm throughout an August observe.
