Daniel Jones’ tumultuous tenure with the New York Giants got here to an finish final week. After initially benching the 2019 first-round draft choose, the franchise granted the quarterback’s request for a launch.
The choice to half methods with Jones was finally described as a mutual settlement, with Giants President and co-owner John Mara saying transferring on from Jones “can be finest for him and for the workforce.” Jones cleared waivers briefly order and landed with the Minnesota Vikings. He’s anticipated to function the backup to starter Sam Darnold.
Seven-time Tremendous Bowl winner and lead analyst for “NFL on FOX,” Tom Brady, was on the decision for the Dallas Cowboys’ conventional Thanksgiving Day sport. This yr, the Cowboys hosted the Giants. At one level in the course of the broadcast, Brady shared his ideas about Jones’ unceremonious exit.Â
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Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots shakes fingers with Daniel Jones #8 of the New York Giants after their sport at Gillette Stadium on October 10, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Photos)
Brady prompt that he would have dealt with the scenario in a different way, had he been in Jones’ sneakers.
“I do not know the way that complete scenario went down however to assume that you simply’d ask for a launch from a workforce that dedicated rather a lot to you is perhaps totally different than how I’d’ve dealt with that,” Brady stated throughout Thursday’s broadcast. “I all the time felt I wished to get the belief and respect of my teammates whatever the scenario, figuring out that I used to be attempting to be one of the best I may for the workforce as a result of that was an important factor.”
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The previous New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback acknowledged the distinctive challenges soccer gamers can face at totally different factors of their careers, however famous that serving to any workforce he was on was all the time his high precedence.
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) walks off the sphere after taking part in in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys in an NFL soccer sport, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Picture/Adam Starvation)
“There’s just a few various things that occur within the NFL. Everybody makes particular person selections. I feel all of us, at factors in our profession, face totally different challenges. I confronted them in faculty, and a few issues did not go the best way I wished, however the those that mattered essentially the most to me had been the blokes within the locker room. I confirmed up each day, I did not care in the event that they requested me to be scout workforce security, be scout workforce quarterback, I used to be gonna do no matter I may to assist the workforce win.”
Oct 27, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; FOX commentator Tom Brady stands on the sideline earlier than a sport between the Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Payments at Lumen Subject. (Joe Nicholson-Imagn Photos)
Shortly after Jones was benched, experiences surfaced that the quarterback lined up as a scout-team security for the Giants protection at follow. He was additionally seen collaborating in passing drills alongside veteran quarterback Tim Boyle, who’s listed because the third string sign caller on the Giants depth chart.
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The Giants misplaced 30-7 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 12, which marked the workforce’s first sport with out Jones this season. Thursday’s loss to the NFC East rival Cowboys dropped New York’s document this season to 2-10.Â
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