Amid a 2-8 begin to the 2024 season, the Giants have made important modifications at QB. Following their Week 11 bye, New York determined that Daniel Jones would now not be the starter. This offseason, the Giants paid Drew Lock $5 million to be their backup QB.
As an alternative, the Giants have named second-year undrafted QB Tommy DeVito because the starter for Week 12. Moreover, New York signed QB Tim Boyle from the Lions’ observe squad. That put Jones as QB4 on the depth chart. Chatting with the media on Thursday, Daniel Jones thanked the Giants for permitting him to be their beginning QB. It was his ultimate goodbye to the Giants and the followers in New York. On Friday morning, Jones spoke with proprietor John Mara and requested to be launched by the Giants. They felt it was the proper determination for each events.
Daniel Jones has been launched by the Giants per his request
Assertion from the Giants on the discharge of QB Daniel Jones: pic.twitter.com/llrTepPF38
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 22, 2024
The Daniel Jones period in New York lasted six seasons after he was drafted sixth total in 2019 out of Duke. Jones performed in 70 video games for New York and made 69 begins. He went 24-44-1 within the common season and 1-1 within the playoffs. In 10 begins this season, Jones was 2-8. That features a 20-17 loss to the Panthers in OT in Week 10. Per his request, Jones has been launched by New York and can change into a free agent. He must clear waivers and that’s anticipated to occur along with his giant contract.
Daniel Jones bought his profession prolonged by three seasons when the Giants employed Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen forward of the 2022 season. The previous first-round choose went 9-7-1 in his first season with Daboll and even received a postseason recreation. Over the subsequent two seasons, the Giants had been 3-13 in video games that Jones began. He was 1-5 in 2023 and wanted surgical procedure that ended his season. In 2024 he was absolutely wholesome however New York had a 2-8 report and has been benched. As an alternative of spending the final seven weeks with the Giants, Jones requested to be launched from the crew. Tommy DeVito will begin in Week 12 vs. the Bucs and Drew Lock shall be his backup.
