The Daniel Jones chapter with the New York Giants ends abruptly! The quarterback has now been officially released – at his own request.
Better an ending with horror than a horror without end.
That’s what Daniel Jones may have been thinking when he asked to be released from the New York Giants on Friday.
Who can blame him after the past few days, weeks and months? The Giants didn’t, because they honored their long-time quarterback’s wishes and released him with immediate effect.
“Daniel came to me this morning and asked if we were firing him,” owner John Mara said in a statement. “We agreed that this would be the best thing for him and the team. Daniel has been a great representative of our organization, first class in every way. His handling of this situation is an example of that. We are all disappointed with how things turned out We value Daniel very much and have great respect for him. We wish him only the best for the future.”
Daniel Jones: This is how much dead cap he costs the Giants
Jones signed a $160 million contract after the 2022 season, which means the Giants will have to absorb a whopping $47.1 million in dead cap in the current 2024 season, according to “Spotrac”.
Salary cap, cap space and dead cap: This is how contracts work in the NFL
According to NFL insider Tom Pelissero, there is still $22.1 million in the cap for 2025.
Savings effect on the 2025 salary cap: at least $19.395 million.
NFL: Did Jones bite the Cowboys?
Jones can now sign with any other team if he goes through the waiver list. A report from Bleacher Report brings up the Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys as potential suitors for Jones. A signing with the latter team in particular would be explosive: The Cowboys are hated division rivals of the Giants and will meet in the prestigious Thanksgiving Game.
A move to Texas would not only satisfy Jones’ possible desire for revenge, it would also make sporting sense: starter Dak Prescott is out for the entire season – Cooper Rush is a beatable competitor. Jones would therefore have a good chance of self-promotion in the struggle for a new contract.
NFL: This is what happens with Daniel Jones
As a result of his dismissal, Jones initially ends up on the so-called waiver wire list. Teams can sign him from there if they take over his current salary for the remaining six games (almost twelve million euros). However, this is considered unlikely. If no team has made a claim by 4 p.m. local time on Monday, any team is free to negotiate with them.
Jones was recently selected as a starter by head coach Brian Daboll, with Tommy DeVito taking over the role of playmaker. Backup is Drew Lock. Jones was only number three in the squad.
In six years with the Giants, Jones has 14,582 yards, 70 touchdowns and 47 interceptions in 70 games. His average rating: 84.3. From 2019, when he replaced Eli Manning as starter, up to and including the 2023 season, he led the Giants to the playoffs only once, ending in the Divisional Round.
What accompanied him the whole time was the fans’ skepticism as to whether he was the right franchise quarterback.
