Ex-Giant Barkley Wishes Jones a Fresh Start and Future Success

The New York Giants are granting quarterback Daniel Jones’ request to be released, the crew introduced Friday. Jones met with Giants president and owner John Mara and had a couple of conversations with coach Brian Daboll on Friday morning. The two facets together agreed that it “might be quality for him and for the group” to move on, Mara stated in an assertion.

Jones wanted to play, and this offers him a risk to latch on with any other group earlier than the end of the season. “Daniel has been an exceptional consultant for our corporation, excellent in each way,” Mara said. “His coping with this case the day gone by exemplifies simply that. We are all dissatisfied in how matters have labored out.”

The flow ends Jones’ six-season run with the Giants, mostly as the franchise quarterback. He was the No. 6 pick within the 2019 NFL draft out of Duke. He finishes with a 22-forty four-1 file and 70 touchdown passes to go with 47 interceptions.

The Giants (2-eight) benched Jones on Monday in want of Tommy DeVito. Jones said Thursday in the course of his first remarks since the benching that he desired to remain the starter, but the crew told him that with its file, it desired to make a change at this factor of the season, regardless of whether or not he turned into willing to cope with his $23 million harm guarantee.

DeVito will make his first start of the season Sunday towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. An undrafted rookie remaining 12 months, DeVito received 3 games as a starter in 2023, but he had spent this season as the 1/3-stringer in the back of Jones and Drew Lock.

Jones will undergo waivers, though it is unlikely a group would pick out up the rest of the four-year, $a hundred and sixty million agreement he signed in March 2023. It might cost a claiming team near $12 million for the rest of the season.

But Jones is probably to be signed after clearing waivers. He stated Thursday, in what was essentially his good-bye information conference, that he turned into “excited for the subsequent opportunity.”

“There had been a few exquisite times, however of path we all wish there had been greater of these,” Jones stated in a statement. “I take full duty, in my opinion, in now not bringing more wins. Nobody wanted to win more games than me, and I gave the entirety I had on the field and in my preparation. Of course, this season has been disappointing for all, and on the path I want, I should have carried out more. I’m 100% liable for my part. I did not play nicely enough, constantly enough to help the crew get consequences.

“The truth of the NFL is it’s hard to win games. It calls for steady overall performance for anyone involved. We failed to do this well enough, so the concept to alternate something takes place, and I recognize it. I love the sport; I love being part of the crew. I’m excited for the following opportunity. I understand there is a lot of correct football in front of me, and I’m enthusiastic about that.”

The Giants might have been on the hook for $23 million if Jones had been to preserve severe damage and not be capable of skipping a bodily injury in the early subsequent 12 months. It was a threat they have been now not willing to take. It’s why Jones did little or no exercise this week, aside from being a scout crew safety throughout a walk-thru period Thursday.

Well, I’ve got the harm guarantee. So this is that,” Jones stated. “I understand it. They don’t want to take any risks. At that point, it is simply do as you’re told.”

The Giants’ locker room seemed to know Jones’ departure was coming. “It changed into inevitable,” outdoor linebacker Brian Burns said. “Might as nicely get it over with.” New York will take on more than $22.2 million in lifeless money with the pass subsequent season.

It took four days to get from Jones being benched to reduce. The veteran quarterback could be seen getting emotional at the same time as speaking approximately about the state of affairs Thursday, knowing his time in New York was necessarily coming to an end.

“This becomes not a smooth situation when matters happen like this,” Daboll stated. “Again, he got here in [Friday] morning and talked to Mr. Mara. They had their dialogue. We talked. Thought it changed into satisfactory for him in order to try this. He placed lots into it. He’s a super young guy. It’s never easy.”

Jones has been the Giants’ starting quarterback for tons of the past six years, leading New York to the playoffs and a wild-card win in 2022. It earned him the rewarding settlement. But he had eight touchdown passes with seven interceptions this season and changed into 3-13 because he was the starter due to signing his new contract.

“We preserve Daniel in excessive regard and have a first-rate appreciation for him,” Mara said. “We desire him nothing, however the quality in the future.”