The Giants are granting Daniel Jones’ request to be released, saying the sides mutually agreed that it “would be best for him and for the team” to move on.
The New York Giants are granting quarterback Daniel Jones’ request to be released, the team announced Friday.
Giants president John Mara said the sides mutually agreed that it “would be best for him and for the team” to move on.
“Daniel has been a great representative of our organization, first class in every way”, Mara said in a statement. “His handling of this situation yesterday exemplifies just that. We are all disappointed in how things have worked out.”
Jones would have to go through waivers, though it is unlikely a team would pick up the rest of the four-year, $160 million contract he signed in March 2023. The Giants would have been on the hook for $23 million if Jones were to sustain a serious injury and not be able to pass a physical early next year. It was a risk the Giants were not willing to take.
New York will take on more than $20 million in dead money with the move.
