To the surprise of some, the New York Giants did not draft a quarterback to back up or challenge starter Daniel Jones in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. To the surprise of many more, they didn’t take a quarterback in rounds two through seven either.
Speaking to the media after the draft, Giants general manager Joe Schoen made it clear where the team stands on Jones. He said that Jones will be the starter with veteran Drew Lock and fan favorite Tommy DeVito serving as his backups this coming season.
Schoen also noted that Jones is under contract for three more years.
“Yeah, for me, I said it in January after the season,” Schoen said, via a transcript from the team. “Our expectation was Daniel would be our starter and we brought Drew Lock to be his backup and Tommy is a backup, so that’s where we are and that’s how we’ll move forward this season. Daniel is still under contract for three more years. As it sits today, that’s where we are,” Schoen said, via ProFootballTalk.
Many Giants fans and general NFL fans have given up on Jones after a lackluster 2023 season that saw him limited to just six games due to injuries and just 1-5 in games where he was able to play at all.
It will certainly be easier for the Giants to part ways with Jones after this season as opposed to this season, but this could have been a year where they lined up a possible replacement if that was their aim.
At any rate, Jones is now written down in ink as QB1 for the Giants head into 2024.
For better, or for worse.