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 in the end described as a mutual settlement, with Giants President and co-owner John Mara saying shifting on from Jones “can be greatest for him and for the staff.” 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 12 months, the Cowboys hosted the Giants. At one level in the course of the broadcast, Brady shared his ideas about Jones’ unceremonious exit.
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Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots shakes palms 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 Pictures)
Brady urged that he would have dealt with the state of affairs otherwise, had he been in Jones’ sneakers.
“I do not understand how that entire state of affairs went down however to assume that you simply’d ask for a launch from a staff that dedicated lots to you is possibly totally different than how I might’ve dealt with that,” Brady mentioned throughout Thursday’s broadcast. “I all the time felt I wished to get the belief and respect of my teammates whatever the state of affairs, understanding that I used to be making an attempt to be the very best I might for the staff as a result of that was crucial 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 staff 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 towards the Dallas Cowboys in an NFL soccer sport, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photograph/Adam Starvation)
“There’s just a few various things that occur within the NFL. Everybody makes particular person selections. I believe 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 who mattered probably the most to me had been the fellows within the locker room. I confirmed up day by day, I did not care in the event that they requested me to be scout staff security, be scout staff quarterback, I used to be gonna do no matter I might to assist the staff 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 Area. (Joe Nicholson-Imagn Pictures)
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 staff’s first sport with out Jones this season. Thursday’s loss to the NFC East rival Cowboys dropped New York’s report this season to 2-10.
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