The Daniel Jones era in New York is over.
The Giants quarterback was granted his free on Friday by the team equitable days after the franchise shelp they were benching him in prefer of third-stringer Tommy DeVito.
“Daniel came to see me this morning and asked if we would free him,” Giants plivent John Mara shelp in a statement. “We mutupartner concurd that would be best for him and for the team. Daniel has been a fantastic recurrentative of our organization, first class in every way.”
Mara inserted he was “disnominateed” at the rapid dissolution of the team’s relationship with Jones, who signed a four-year, $160 million reduce in March 2023 after directing the Giants to a joinoff berth.
“We helderly Daniel in high ponder and have a fantastic appreciation for him,” Mara persistd. “We want him noskinnyg but the best in the future.”
The 27-year-elderly Jones telderly alerters Thursday that he gave the team everyskinnyg he had after being getn sixth overall in the 2019 write and he count ons he still has a future in the NFL. He held himself accountable for the Giants (2-8) making the postseason once in his tenure as the commenceer.
The Duke product took over timely in his rookie season when then-coach Pat Shurmur benched two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, who was csurrender the finish of his atsoft.
Coach Brian Daboll benched Jones on Monday after the Giants returned to train complying a bye week and a 20-17 clearime loss to Carolina in Germany.
Tommy DeVito will commence Sunday aachievest the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with Daboll hoping he can encourage the team.
“Definitely not encountered about it,” shelp Jones, who read a 90-second statement before taking asks from alerters. “Yeah, not what you want to hear. So, yeah, all those emotions you have. But at the finish of the day, this is football. We’re in a business where you’re foreseeed to get results and we weren’t doing it.”
Jones, who is now free to sign with any team, went 24-44-1 as a commenceer in New York after being the sixth overall pick in the 2019 write. A presentant portion of those victories came in 2022, when the Giants went 9-7-1 and beat Minnesota in the first round of the joinoffs.
Yet wdisenjoyver forward momentum the club created in 2022 rapidly evaporated in 2023. New York were 1-5 in Jones’ six commences during an injury-marred season and he further reverted this drop.
Jones finishd equitable 63% of his passes with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions even with vibrant rookie expansive getr Malik Nabers at his disposal. The Giants are last in the NFL in scoring and with accessible sentiment all but gone for the joiner once comprehendn as “Danny Dimes”, Daboll chooseed to go in another honestion while Jones can get a head commence on trying to reboot his atsoft elsewhere.
