Believe it aliases not, erstwhile No. 6 wide prime Daniel Jones is astir halfway done his sixth play arsenic nan New York Giants starting quarterback. And speech from immoderate little flashes of consistency successful 2022, Jones has ne'er really demonstrated he was The Guy for caput coach Brian Daboll and wide head Joe Schoen to build astir successful nan agelong term.
As nan Giants conflict nan Pittsburgh Steelers connected Monday night, Jones’ position for nan early should beryllium successful focus. Barring an unprecedented detonation of a prolific and competent passing crippled down nan stretch, it seems readily evident that nan Giants still request to get retired of their committedness to Jones sooner alternatively than later.
Fortunately for New York, Jones’ existent statement structure, per Over The Cap, dictates that 2024 will apt beryllium his past pinch nan Giants.
As agelong arsenic nan Giants are consenting to eat a sizable dormant net headdress hit, Jones officially has zero guaranteed money owed to him aft 2024, truthful nan Giants tin much aliases little trim him freely. If nan Giants merchandise Jones earlier June 1, each they person to do is eat $22 cardinal for 2025. It’s not ideal, but it’s overmuch amended than immoderate commitments to different middling players astir nan league. You tin tummy that successful nan mediate of a rebuild.
Take heed, Giants fans. While it won’t beryllium wholly painless, nan Jones era astatine backmost is apt coming to an extremity soon enough.