The New York Giants lastly ended the Daniel Jones period this week after asserting early within the week that he was being benched for Tommy DeVito.
Nonetheless, on Friday morning, they took it one step additional and formally launched the veteran quarterback per his request.
The discharge created $20 million in lifeless cap area and abruptly ended a tumultuous six-year pact with extra lows than highs, although one analyst identified a stunning truth about him that’s exhausting to imagine.
On Friday morning’s episode of “The Herd,” Colin Cowherd requested his visitor, Jason McIntyre, “Who’s the one NFC quarterback to beat Lamar Jackson? It’s Daniel Jones.”
Jackson has been suspiciously dominant in opposition to the NFC and holds a 23-1 file in opposition to the convention as a starter, with that one loss coming in opposition to Daniel Jones and the Giants in October of 2022.
Jones threw for two,070 yards, eight touchdowns, and 7 interceptions this yr whereas including 265 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the bottom, and it wasn’t sufficient to persuade the entrance workplace that he’s worthy of extra time because the starter.
New York will now clearly head into the offseason on the lookout for a brand new quarterback, and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Miami’s Cam Ward can be proper there on the high of the 2025 NFL Draft if the staff opts to go for a rookie.
What’s subsequent for Jones stays to be seen.
He’ll actually clear waivers because of all the cash he’s nonetheless owed, however his subsequent touchdown spot is a toss-up.
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