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    Giants Host QB Hendon Hooker for Predraft Visit

    Yes the Giants are looking at quarterbacks. Here's why that might be.

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    As top-30 draft visits come to a close, the New York Giants are reportedly planning to host Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker at their facility Wednesday, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.

    Hooker is coming off a torn ACL in his left knee suffered last season, an injury that no doubt has teams considering him wanting to get the latest possible update on his medical status.

    He is listed as NFL Draft Bible's sixth-highest-rated quarterback and CBS Sports' fifth-highest-ranked quarterback. CBS Sports compares Hooker to Geno Smith of the Seahawks, noting that the signal-caller has a twitchiness about him and acceptable open-field speed with a strong enough arm to push the ball vertically down the field.

    Besides wanting to be thorough with assembling their draft board, the interest in Hooker--in any of the draftable quarterbacks, for that matter--comes as no surprise even though the Giants signed starter Daniel Jones to a four-year, $160 million deal last month.

    The Giants are thought to be looking to add a developmental quarterback prospect who might eventually reach a point that would allow them to move on from Tyrod Taylor, who is currently about to enter the final year of his contract.

    Of course, this might not matter if Hooker, whose stock has been rising, doesn't make it out of the first round, as NFL Rookie Watch suggests could be the case.

    The Giants are not drafting a quarterback in the first round, and it's hard to imagine they'd consider drafting a quarterback on Day 2 either, which, if projections for Hooker to be gone by then come to fruition, makes one wonder if the potential interest in the quarterback involves something more.  

     
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