In a shock, quarterback Daniel Jones has been freed from the NY Giants in equitable a restricted days after he was demoted to the third-string quarterback. This was a “mutual decision” between Jones and the organization thraw New York Giants plivent John Mara, per ESPN, though this comes after the quarterback was further demoted to the fourth-string quarterback and was forced to take parted as a scout team safety. Here’s a shatterdown of what happened to Jones and why he was cut.
Why was QB Daniel Jones freed?
Daniel Jones was freed after he seeked to be after he was benched on Monday, November 18, allotriumphg him to see for other opportunities to be signed with another team instead being sidelined for the rest of the season.
Jones was initiassociate benched due to his raw carry outance in the 2024-5 NFL season, with the Giants having a 2-8 sign up and him having a low passer rating. He also had a 3-13 sign up over the last two seasons, persisting multiple injuries in 2023. The Giants organization also wanted to incertain that the injury secure claparticipate in his condense would not be enacted, where it would insist to pay Jones $23 million if he suffered a presentant injury and couldn’t take part by March 2024.
His free also puts into context the tearful farewell he made to the team on Thursday in a readyd statement at a brimming press conference. At the time, many fans wondered why he would originate an emotional excellentbye when he had not been officiassociate cut.
In the statement, he said: “Of course, this season has been disassigning for all and of course I desire I could have done more. I’m 100% accountable for my part. … I’m excited for the next opportunity. I understand there is a lot of excellent football in front of me and I’m excited about that.”
Now that Jones has been freed, he will insist to go thraw waivers. However, the enjoylihood that another NFL would think about taking over his 4-year, $160 million condense is low.
Previously third-string quarterback Tommy DeVito has been elevated to the begining quarterback for the New York Giants, engagingly above Drew Lock who remains as the backup quarterback.
