Daniel Jones was minimize by the New York Giants after dropping the workforce’s beginning quarterback job.
Jones, who discovered himself the third-string quarterback behind Tommy DeVito and Drew Lock throughout the Giants’ bye week, signed a four-year, $160 million extension in 2022. It contains $23 million in damage safety that may take impact in 2022 if he’s injured for the rest of the season.
The Giants have received simply two of 10 video games this season, together with dropping their final 5 video games.
“Daniel got here to see me this morning and requested if we might launch him. We agreed it was what was greatest for him and the workforce,” Giants president John Mara stated Friday.
“Daniel is an impressive consultant of our group. His dealing with of this example yesterday proved that.
“We’re all upset with how issues have turned out.
“Now we have nice respect for Daniel and are very grateful to him. We want him all the most effective for the long run.”
Jones’ move completion fee this season is simply 63%
Jones, now free to signal with any workforce, compiled a 24-44-1 document as a starter in New York after changing into the sixth general choose within the 2019 draft.
A big portion of these wins got here in 2022, when the Giants went 9-7-1 and defeated Minnesota within the first spherical of the playoffs.
However in 2023, throughout a season by which Jones was sidelined by damage, New York had a 1-5 document in six begins. This season, Jones has accomplished simply 63% of his passes, with eight touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and the Giants are final within the NFL in scoring.
“I am positively not completely happy about it,” stated Jones, who learn a 90-second assertion earlier than taking questions from reporters after dropping his beginning job.
“It is not what you wish to hear however on the finish of the day, that is soccer. We’re in an trade the place you count on outcomes and we did not get that.”
