EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — The New York Giants released quarterback Daniel Jones, days after announcing Tommy DeVito takes over as startersaid team president John Mara.
“Daniel came to me this morning and asked if we would release him. We mutually agreed that this would be best for him and for the team. Daniel has been a great representative of our organization, first class in every way. His handling of this Yesterday’s situation is an example of this. We are all disappointed with the way things turned out. We have great respect for Daniel and we wish him nothing but the best in the future “, Mara said in a statement on the website Giants .
Jones’ run with the Giants is over
The Giants officially benched Jones, their 2019 first-round draft pick, when head coach Brian Daboll said DeVito would start the final seven games of the season and Drew Lock would be his backup.
“Obviously we’re not playing the way we want to play, and that goes for all of us,” Daboll said. “But it felt like this was a decision we had to make here to stir things up, change things and we went with Tommy again.”
Jones and the Giants have struggled all season. New York is 2-8 entering Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and near the bottom in net passing yards per game.
