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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 […]

After seemingly making some inflammatory comments about New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones in an interview, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has taken to social media to address the comments. In an Instagram comment, he clarified his statements, insinuating that they were taken out of context. Baker clarifies his reported comments on Daniel Jones, says […]

When the New York Giants drafted Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick in this year’s draft, the sports world was taken aback. Among the people who were surprised with the selection was none other than Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. Recently, the unflinching quarterback was involved in a GQ article and the topic of […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones has put together a couple of very impressive preseason performances to start his NFL career, but don’t expect him to supplant Eli Manning as the starter any time soon. Following the Giants’ 32-13 win over the Chicago Bears on Friday night, head coach Pat Shurmur said he has […]

The legend of Daniel Jones keeps growing. After a terrific preseason debut last week in which Jones completed all five of his passes for 67 yards and a touchdown, the New York Giants rookie followed that up by going 11-for-14 with 161 yards and a touchdown in a 32-13 win over the Chicago Bears on […]

The New York Giants finally managed to secure their potential franchise quarterback in Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Regardless, co-owner John Mara indicated that they will be taking a rather patient approach with his development. The Giants wasted no time in declaring quarterback Eli Manning as the starter […]

The New York Giants square off with the Chicago Bears on Friday for a preseason week 2 matchup. Although the Giants were one of the worst teams in the NFL last year (and lost Odell Beckham Jr. this offseason), there’s a lot to be excited about when it comes to their future. That was shown […]

Much debate has been had about when (or if) rookie quarterback Daniel Jones will start under center for the New York Giants this coming season, and on Tuesday, Giants co-owner John Mara provided a bit of insight into that topic: “I hope Eli has a great year and Daniel never sees the field,” said Mara, […]

There’s debate as to how Eli Manning will adjust to his new circumstances with the New York Giants this season. Now that New York has finally drafted his eventual replacement, will Manning rise to the occasion to play his best football in years and stave off retirement? Or crumble under the mounting pressure made heavier […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback had an impressive showing during his preseason debut against the New York Jets last Thursday, completing all five of his passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. This Friday, Jones will get his second chance to show his stuff, as the Giants will play host to the Chicago Bears. Obviously, […]

On April 25th, there were boos echoing throughout Nashville, Tennessee when the New York Giants selected Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick. The same couldn’t be said in Jones’ preseason debut against the New York Jets. There were three first-round quarterbacks to make their NFL debut on Thursday night. Among them, Jones was the […]

The New York Giants kicked off their preseason against the New York Jets in an exhibition-version of the Metropolitan rivalry. In the end, the Giants came out on top by the score of 31-22. For the Giants, all eyes were on the Giants’ sixth-overall pick in Daniel Jones in his NFL debut. Fans in New […]

Much has been said about former Duke quarterback Daniel Jones and the New York Giants’ front office that drafted him at No. 6 overall. The team has received its fair share of critics for the selection, but in his preseason debut versus the New York Jets, Jones showed Dave Gettleman might be on to something. […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones impressed a lot of people on Thursday night. In his lone drive, Jones completed all five of his passes for 65 yards and a score. His performance quickly caught the eye of Skip Bayless. "As impressed as I was with Kyler Murray, I was even more impressed with […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones looked fantastic during his preseason debut on Thursday night, completing all five of his throws for 67 yards and a touchdown in what ended up being a 31-22 win over the New York Jets. Jones only played one series, but he probably would have come out for a […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones looked stellar in his preseason debut on Thursday night, completing all five of his passes for 67 yards and a touchdown during his team’s 31-22 victory over the New York Jets. Jones probably would have come out for a second drive had it not been for an hour-long […]