Daniel Jones has been launched by the New York Giants after he misplaced the workforce’s beginning quarterback job.
Jones, who discovered himself third-string quarterback behind Tommy DeVito and Drew Lock on a bye-week for the Giants, signed a four-year $160m contract extension in 2022, which included an damage assure of $23m and would have come into impact if he had been harm over the rest of the season.
The Giants have gained simply two of their 10 video games this season, together with shedding their final 5.
Giants president John Mara stated on Friday: “Daniel came to see me this morning and asked if we would release him. We mutually agreed that would be best for him and for the team.
“Daniel has been an important consultant of our organisation. His dealing with of this case yesterday exemplified simply that.
“We’re all disenchanted in how issues have labored out.
“We hold Daniel in high regard and have a great appreciation for him. We wish him nothing but the best in the future.”
Jones, who’s now free to signal with any workforce, went 24-44-1 as a starter in New York after being the sixth total decide within the 2019 draft.
A good portion of these victories got here in 2022, when the Giants went 9-7-1 and beat Minnesota within the first spherical of the playoffs.
However by 2023, New York was 1-5 in Jones’ six begins throughout an injury-marred marketing campaign. This season, Jones accomplished simply 63 per cent of his passes with eight touchdowns and 7 interceptions, with the Giants final within the NFL in scoring.
“Definitely not happy about it,” stated Jones, who learn a 90-second assertion earlier than taking questions from reporters after he had misplaced the beginning position.
“Not what you want to hear but at the end of the day, this is football. We’re in a business where you’re expected to get results and we weren’t doing it.”
