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Daniel Jones hasn’t played a down yet, and he’s already under a ton of pressure. The sixth overall pick in last month’s draft has been a lightning rod for criticism because of his draft slot and general situation. Jones has been crowned as the heir apparent to Eli Manning. Playing in the New York media […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley knows the pressure of being a top draft pick in New York so he knows what Daniel Jones is dealing with. Barkley said he was one of the first players to reach out to Jones after he was drafted by the Giants and had a very simple message […]

The New York Giants have brought in the successor to quarterback Eli Manning with the arrival of quarterback Daniel Jones. It appears he has already started to assume his position of Manning’s backup. Jones was seen taking reps with the second team during OTAs recently. According to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, head coach […]

Daniel Jones hasn’t even taken a snap, and expectations are already sky-high for the New York Giants rookie who is being set up to follow Eli Manning as Big Blue’s quarterback. That’s the hand he was dealt when New York shockingly took him with the sixth overall pick in last month’s draft. Fortunately for Jones, […]

New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur has been talking up Eli Manning and Daniel Jones an awful lot this offseason and he was back at it again on Tuesday. During a media session, Shurmur talked about how similar both guys are with their personalities and how much they want to be perfect. Pat Shurmur says […]

There were plenty of questions about Duke quarterback Daniel Jones when the New York Giants used the sixth overall pick on him in the 2019 NFL Draft last month, but perhaps the biggest concern was his arm strength. Well, apparently, that has not been an issue for Jones in offseason workouts, as Giants wide receiver […]

Before Aaron Rodgers was one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, he was Brett Favre’s backup for three years. The Green Bay Packers drafted Rodgers back in 2005, but the eventual two-time MVP did not get to start under center until the 2008 campaign. Could something similar occur with Daniel Jones in the Big […]

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning got his first look of Daniel Jones on the practice field on Monday and the impressions so far have been good. Manning said he is impressed with Jones’ arm, but most impressed with how he handles himself. “He throws it well,” Manning said of Jones via 247 Sports.  “(Jones) […]

There could be a lot of animosity between Eli Manning and Daniel Jones but New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur notes the interactions have been going well. According to Shurmur, both guys are just trying to get better and helping each other do that. “I think it’s good on both counts,” Shurmur said Monday via […]

The New York Giants made the bold, if not questionable move in drafting a quarterback with the sixth overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft. The question for Big Blue is if they got the right guy. It’s a question that will take a long time to sort out. But for now, especially for fans, it’s […]

A lot of people were surprised when the New York Giants selected Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with their first-round selection, but with all the dust settled down it seems like more people are starting to climb on board with the idea that Jones could be okay in the Big Apple. Everyone knows he played for […]

Phil Simms knows all about the pressures that New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is under but he thinks he is the perfect quarterback for what Pat Shurmur wants to do. Simms thinks that Jones size and his ability to move around will really help him in Shurmur’s system. “I think he really fits what […]

Daniel Jones has only been with the New York Giants a few weeks but tight end Evan Engram is impressed with how fast the rookie quarterback is picking up the offense. Appearing at the CC Sabathia and Friends Celebrity Softball Game Ingram said coaches are trying to throw things at Jones to get him off […]

The New York Giants may have taken Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft late last month, but that does not mean they are ready to hand the starting job over to him. As a matter of fact, Jones has yet even to earn the primary backup role. […]

The New York Giants supposedly have no plans to play Daniel Jones as a rookie. Don’t tell that to Las Vegas, though, which clearly believes the most controversial pick of the 2019 NFL Draft will get the opportunity to prove his doubters wrong as a starter this season. Online sportsbook BetOnline.ag currently places the over-under […]

Before the draft all the New York Giants talked about was how Eli Manning would still be the starting quarterback this upcoming season but it appears that there might be a quarterback controversy after what offensive coordinator Mike Sula said about Daniel Jones. According to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY Shula said that Jones is capable […]

With the NFL Draft officially over, it’s time to start looking at the 2019 season. Right now we’re specifically talking about the 2019 fantasy football season. Every year there are standout rookies. Rookies that intrigue a lot of people and are taken early in drafts. There are also rookies that are taken as sleepers late […]

The New York Giants selected Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, and most feel that a big reason why the Giants went with Jones was because of his relationship with the Manning family. With Eli Manning having just one year remaining on his contract, it’s obvious that […]

Unless you have been living under a rock the past couple of weeks, you know that the New York Giants took Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, and you also know that they have been heavily criticized for it. Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins seemed like the natural […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky knows all about fans not being happy with a draft pick and offered some advice for New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones. After Trubisky was taken with the second overall pick in the 2017 draft, there was some pushback from fans because Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson were both still […]

Two years ago, Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky faced plenty of criticism after being selected second overall. So, when Duke’s Daniel Jones faced an onslaught of fan and media backlash after being taken with the No. 6 selection this year, Trubisky knew what it was like. Appearing recently on the PFTPM podcast, Trubisky had some advice […]

Less than two weeks after realizing his NFL dream, Daniel Jones has already received more flak than most top-10 picks do their entire rookie seasons. Perhaps in an effort to stem widespread criticism of the New York Giants’ rookie quarterback, NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger dove into his film from college, finding out what many […]

The New York Giants made it clear that the Eli Manning era is coming to an end last Thursday when they took Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft. Most people did expect the Giants to take a signal-caller in the first round, as Manning is entering the […]

The newest New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones isn’t going into his time with low expectations saying on Friday that he wants to be just like Eli Manning and win multiple Super Bowls in the Big Apple. The Giants have four Super Bowl Championships and Jones would like to help add to that trophy case. […]

There were some rumors swirling before the draft if the Buffalo Bills would trade back in the draft, and evidently, their draft strategy all depended on the New York Giants, and their decision was made after they took Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick. In a video released on Twitter by the Bills, they […]

The New York Giants didn’t pick Daniel Jones sixth overall in the 2019 NFL Draft to be the team’s day-one starter. Eli Manning, for better or worse, is still the Giants’ quarterback of the present, and as his father tells it, will provide Jones with the type of guidance in 2019 necessary to take advantage […]

The New York Giants finally managed to secure a potential franchise quarterback in Daniel Jones. Unlike most quarterbacks that are taken in the first round, he will have ample time to get acclimated to the NFL. There has been plenty of speculation regarding whether or not the giants took him too early in the 2019 […]

Daniel Jones’ connection to Eli and Peyton Manning has already proven an incredible asset. If the three quarterbacks didn’t play under current Duke coach David Cutcliffe in college, there’s certainly a chance Jones wouldn’t have been selected by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft. Of course, that very notion is one of […]

Daniel Jones has received more flak than any other player selected in the 2019 NFL Draft. To overcome criticism gleaned from the New York Giants taking him at No. 6 overall in the biggest media market in the world, the former Duke quarterback would do well to embrace “Mamba Mentality,” the mindset championed by Los […]

New York Giants fans have already made it very clear how they feel about quarterback Daniel Jones, but he knows that is something he can’t focus on. Jones met with the media for the first time at the Giants facility on Friday and said that he knows he can’t listen to what fans and media […]

It’s been almost a week now, and the New York Giants taking quarterback Daniel Jones sixth overall is still a hot topic of discussion. Giants general manager Dave Gettleman caused quite the uproar by taking Jones sixth, and he’s had to spend the past week defending the decision. Fans were outraged at the pick and […]

The debate over Daniel Jones and his draft stock continues to rage on, nearly a week after he was drafted. The former Duke quarterback was taken sixth overall by the New York Giants, which caused an immediate uproar. Fans were angry and the media was baffled, believing the Giants could’ve taken Jones with the 17th […]

Some New York Giants fans and the media hasn’t been nice to Daniel Jones since he was taken with the 6th overall pick in last weeks draft but that doesn’t mean the former Duke Blue Devils quarterback isn’t excited to get to work in the Big Apple. Jones knows there is a good chance he […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely seen the criticism of the New York Giants for taking Daniel Jones sixth. The hot takes have been relentless, and nearly everyone has been unified in their dislike of the move. Many fans and analysts saw it as a reach. They thought Jones still would have […]

“Game of Thrones” creator George R.R. Martin isn’t pleased with the New York Giants’ selection of Duke Blue Devils quarterback Daniel Jones in the 2019 NFL Draft. Martin is a huge fan of the New York sports teams. He voiced his displeasure over the Giants picking Jones at No. 6 over Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback […]

If you take Dave Gettleman at his word, then he had to take Daniel Jones when he did. Otherwise, the former Duke quarterback would not have been available at the New York Giants’ 17th overall pick. That may very well be true. But, nevertheless, Gettleman’s decision to select Jones sixth overall has been met with […]

Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cris Carter believes that he knows why the New York Giants used the first of the team’s two first round picks on former Duke quarterback Daniel Jones. “I just can’t go on without saying this: If Dwayne Haskins, as an African-American, goes to Duke and puts up those mediocre stats […]

According to a Sunday afternoon report from Mike Klis of 9 News in Denver, the Denver Broncos would not have selected former Duke Blue Devils quarterback Daniel Jones in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft if given the opportunity. With the New York Giants infamously selecting the former Duke signal caller at No. […]

The New York Giants have received a ton of criticism for their decision to select Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Some have called it a reach, while others have said that they made the pick due to racial reasons instead of Dwayne Haskins. No matter […]