The New York Giants have waived QB Daniel Jones after six seasons

Amid a 2-8 begin to the 2024 season, the Giants have made vital modifications at QB. Following their Week 11 bye, New York determined that Daniel Jones would now not be the starter. This offseason, the Giants paid Drew Lock $5 million to be their backup QB. 

As an alternative, the Giants have named second-year undrafted QB Tommy DeVito because the starter for Week 12. Moreover, New York signed QB Tim Boyle from the Lions’ observe squad. That put Jones as QB4 on the depth chart. Chatting with the media on Thursday, Daniel Jones thanked the Giants for permitting him to be their beginning QB. It was his last goodbye to the Giants and the followers in New York. On Friday morning, Jones spoke with proprietor John Mara and requested to be launched by the Giants. They felt it was the correct choice for each events.

Daniel Jones has been launched by the Giants per his request

Assertion from the Giants on the discharge of QB Daniel Jones: pic.twitter.com/llrTepPF38

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 22, 2024

The Daniel Jones period in New York lasted six seasons after he was drafted sixth total in 2019 out of Duke. Jones performed in 70 video games for New York and made 69 begins. He went 24-44-1 within the common season and 1-1 within the playoffs. In 10 begins this season, Jones was 2-8. That features a 20-17 loss to the Panthers in OT in Week 10. Per his request, Jones has been launched by New York and can develop into a free agent. He must clear waivers and that’s anticipated to occur together with his giant contract.

Daniel Jones received his profession prolonged by three seasons when the Giants employed Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen forward of the 2022 season. The previous first-round decide went 9-7-1 in his first season with Daboll and even gained a postseason sport. Over the subsequent two seasons, the Giants had been 3-13 in video games that Jones began. He was 1-5 in 2023 and wanted surgical procedure that ended his season. In 2024 he was totally wholesome however New York had a 2-8 report and has been benched. As an alternative of spending the final seven weeks with the Giants, Jones requested to be launched from the staff. Tommy DeVito will begin in Week 12 vs. the Bucs and Drew Lock might be his backup.