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The New York Giants have decided to make a change at quarterback, going from Eli Manning to rookie Daniel Jones ahead of the team’s Week 3 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Manning has taken his benching in stride, and while he said he is “disappointed” by losing his job, he says he will mentor […]

New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur spoke on Thursday about his decision to start Daniel Jones and he seemed at peace with the decision. “I certainly made the decision, and I had the conversation with all the parties involved,” Shurmur said. “At some point, they said, ‘Are you sure?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I’m sure.’” […]

Daniel Jones is set to make his first start in the league as a quarterback. And this comes with a lot of great expectations and excitement for the first-rounder. But nobody is as excited for Jones’ start as Saquon Barkley. “I’m excited, but just more excited for him,” Barkley said per Greg Joyce of the […]

The third week of the NFL season is expected to be packed with multiple games that could have a ton of fantasy football implications. Among them, the most anticipated game of the week is between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs. In the contest, it will be Lamar Jackson squaring off against Patrick Mahomes […]

The New York Giants and Pat Shurmur have had to answer endless questions pertaining to the team’s decision to name Daniel Jones the starting quarterback. In light of this, Shurmur canceled his weekly WFAN radio segment. After beginning the season with an 0-2 record with Eli Manning under center, the Giants seem to be trying […]

Pat Shurmur announced earlier in the week that rookie Daniel Jones would take the mantle as the New York Giants starting quarterback. After the decision was made, Nate Solder preached team accountability ahead of Jones’ first career start. “It’s not an easy task, and I think it’s going to take all of us. It’s never […]

Daniel Jones’ time came far sooner than most anticipated. Now that it’s here, though, the New York Giants’ rookie signal-caller insists he’s more than ready for it. In wake of being named his team’s starter ahead of franchise stalwart Eli Manning, Jones told reporters on Wednesday he “feels good” about where he stands ahead of […]

The New York Giants made the decision to move to rookie quarterback Daniel Jones as their starter ahead of a big Week 3 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After an 0-2 start, the Giants have a good chance to pick up a big win against an inconsistent Tampa Bay team. Eli Manning won’t be […]

The New York Giants have officially decided to usher in the era of quarterback Daniel Jones following their loss in Week 2 of the 2019 NFL season. This now brings that status of Manning’s new role on the team into question. Manning has the option of waiving his no-trade clause if he hopes to potentially […]

The New York Giants have named Daniel Jones their new starting quarterback, as the rookie will be replacing Giants legend Eli Manning under center. He will get his first taste of NFL action as a starter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday. Here are three predictions for Jones’ first NFL game. 3. Saquon Barkley […]

It’s officially the end of an era, as the New York Giants have decided to move on from Eli Manning and hand the reins over to rookie quarterback Daniel Jones. We all knew this was coming eventually, but I don’t think most of us thought it would happen this soon. That begs the question: did […]

The New York Giants have been giving Eli Manning as much of a chance as they can this season, but things are changing. Despite letting him start the first two games of the 2019 NFL season, the franchise has finally decided to go in a different direction. According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, […]

The New York Giants have gotten off to an 0-2 start this season, and they don’t appear to be showing any signs that the will improve as the 2019 campaign progresses. Their defense stinks, their coaching has been questionable, and their offense has mustered just 31 points over the first two games. While the Giants […]

Could the New York Giants already be preparing to make a change under center? Following an ugly Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills that put the Giants in an 0-2 hole, head coach Pat Shurmur said on Monday that New York could consider benching Eli Manning for rookie quarterback Daniel Jones next week against […]

Coming as absolutely no surprise, the New York Giants are officially 0-2 to start the 2019-20 regular season. After losing to the arch-rival Dallas Cowboys in Week 1, the Giants were defeated by the Buffalo Bills at home on Sunday afternoon. Although the Giants’ slow start is to be expected, the murmurs have already started […]

Giants coach Pat Shurmur decided on Sunday with the game out of reach to run out rookie quarterback Daniel Jones during garbage time in the fourth quarter. After the game Shurmur was asked by reporters if this was a sign that Jones could soon take over as the starting quarterback. “Today was an obvious situation […]

No one expected Daniel Jones to start for the New York Giants in Week 1, but he is going to be active on Sunday. The Giants have officially listed the rookie quarterback as their backup quarterback to Eli Manning. “He’s ready to go,” Shurmur said of Jones, per Pro Football Talk’s Charean Williams. “If he […]

New York Giants No. 6 overall pick and quarterback Daniel Jones impressed during his four-games of preseason football. So much so that legendary Giants quarterback Phil Simms said, “I like what I see, and what I see is real,” on the “Simms and the Mad Dog” show on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio channel on […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones may not be entering the 2019 NFL season as the starter, however, it seems that has not stopped him from emerging into a leader for this team. According to Matt Lombardo of NJ.com, wide receiver Golden Tate says Jones has quietly started to lead by example. “He’s a […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones finished his outstanding preseason on Thursday. Against the New England Patriots, the former Duke Blue Devil went 4-of-4 for 47 yards in the Giants’  preseason finale. Over the entirety of his four exhibition games, Jones posted a remarkably high 137.3 passer rating. For the preseason, Jones has gone […]

The New York Giants received a ton of grief for taking Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick last April, but his teammates seem happy with the selection. Dan Duggan of The Athletic polled 29 Giants players about what player has been the most impressive during training camp, and there were plenty that voted Jones. […]

The Dallas Cowboys were quietly hoping that Saquon Barkley struggled in his rookie season with the New York Giants. Of course, that didn’t become true, but the NFC East franchise is hoping that rookie quarterback Daniel Jones isn’t “too good.” Per Paul Schwartz in the New York Post: “You probably do have a little twinge […]

Daniel Jones’ summer has certainly been a wild one. First, he was drafted by the New York Giants with the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft. Then, he heard countless fans and media pundits disparage the Giants for making the pick, questioning why they didn’t take Dwayne Haskins. Now, people are campaigning for Jones […]

The New York Giants—along with the other 31 teams—are entering the final week of the preseason. All 32 teams will have their games on Thursday. The NFL wants to give teams time to evaluate their rosters ahead of Saturday’s deadline of deciding the 53-man roster. In the final week of the preseason, teams tend to […]

New York Giants fans didn’t have the best of offseasons. But the latest development on their team’s final preseason game is sure to give some of them a morale boost. Art Stapleton of NorthJersey.com revealed in a recent tweet that the Giants will start rookie Daniel Jones at quarterback in their big preseason finale against […]

The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 25-23 on Thursday night to jump out to a 3-0 start in the preseason. But, obviously, the record isn’t what everyone is paying attention to: it’s the individual performances that carry the most weight. The Giants are not expected to be a great […]

Daniel Jones wasn’t supposed to be as good as he is, according to just about everyone who witnessed the former Blue Devil get picked at No. 6 by the New York Giants. Yet, he is. Through three preseason games, the star of the exhibition round of games is clear: Jones. Through three games, he has […]

The New York Giants were met with a lot of criticism when they selected Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft. Many felt this was far too early to be drafting Jones, and that there were better quarterbacks still on the board. It’s definitely still too early to be making […]

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones recently found himself as the subject of some criticism from Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. It seems quarterback Eli Manning is proud of how the rookie handled the issue. Rather than give a snarky response, Jones simply acknowledged what Mayfield had to say. Manning feels his showed plenty of […]

Could Daniel Jones actually start Week 1 under center for the New York Giants? Giants head coach Pat Shurmur does not seem completely opposed to the possibility. After yet another strong preseason performance on Thursday night in which Jones completed nine of his 11 passes for 141 yards, Shurmur played it coy when asked Jones […]

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones appreciated Baker Mayfield reaching out to him to clarify some comments that he made. In an interview with GQ, Mayfield said he was shocked that the Giants took Jones when he did but the comments were taken out of context and in the article Mayfield also said he was […]

Quarterback Daniel Jones was impressive on Thursday night against the Cincinnati Bengals, and Ryan Clark on ESPN’s First Take said if the team is serious about making a run for the Super Bowl, he needs to start. "New York, if you're trying to win a Super Bowl, start DJ." —@Realrclark25 on Daniel Jones pic.twitter.com/Il7eBERnB1 — […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones looked impressive yet again in his third preseason game on Thursday night, completing nine of his 11 passes for 141 yards in a 25-23 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Of course, the Giants were widely criticized for taking Jones with the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones has been in the news a lot this week after some inflammatory comments made by Baker Mayfield, and now he’s receiving backup from an unlikely source. Many of Jones’ teammates spoke up in his defense after Mayfield said he was surprised Jones was drafted so early, and now […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has recently come under fire due to an interview with GQ in which he criticized the New York Giants for taking fellow signal-caller Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the NFL Draft back in April. But Mayfield has already reached out to Jones to clear the air, according […]

The New York Giants will fly to Cincinnati this week to face the Bengals in their third preseason game of 2019. Through two weeks, the team is 2-0 — fielding a roster that’s made light work out of both the New York Jets and Chicago Bears. But, those preseason games don’t matter compared to Thursday’s […]

Many have already written off New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones. However, the former Duke standout and recent first round NFL Draft has impressed thus far into the preseason, though there is not quarterback controversy in East Rutherford just yet. Nonetheless, Jones will need to keep performing when on the field as it remains […]

Cleveland Browns star Baker Mayfield caused an uproar with his comments on New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones. Now Jones’ teammates are coming to his defense. Tight end Evan Engram in particular took umbrage with Mayfield’s comments, per Matt Lombardo of NJ.com. “It’s kind of dumb,” Engram said. “There’s two types of people in this […]

The New York Giants have taken some fire from the Cleveland Browns ahead of the 2019 NFL season. It seems quarterback Daniel Jones has since acknowledged the harsh criticism from quarterback Baker Mayfield. Mayfield recently admitted his surprise that the Giants took Jones with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft given his […]