When it comes to unceremonious farewells with the Giants, Saquon Barkley’s documented split is definitely up there. From HBO’s Hard Knocks documenting the call where Joe Schoen told agent Ed Berry, “We’re out,” to Barkley saying he wasn’t aware the conversation was recorded. It was all quite shocking. But one that’s right up there is probably Daniel Jones’ departure from New York.

The thing is, after Barkley left for the Eagles, the team was supposed to be built around Jones. But after he signed a 4-year, $160 million extension with the franchise in 2023, head coach Brian Daboll felt it was time to revisit. On Monday, he had a conversation with his quarterbacks and made an official announcement: Jones would become the third-string quarterback for the Giants. And on Friday, he went to the front office and asked for an official release.

“It sucks to see how everything went down out there. But I have nothing but great things to say about him,” Saquon Barkley said about his former teammate. “Hopefully, wherever he ends up next, they’re going to get a guy who’ll come in and work.” As for the Giants, with Jones (who was 22-44-1 with them) having left and Tommy DeVito taking the reigns, the New York-based franchise has a mountain to climb ahead, starting with the Week 12 game against the Buccaneers, which they’ll enter having lost their last 5 games.

Although there could be some hope that DeVito will reignite the lowest-scoring offense this season, there could be possible repercussions in their star rookie receiver Malik Nabers’ output from here on. Nabers, who was selected as sixth-overall by the Giants this season, has hit the ground running from the get-go. This season, he has already racked up 61 receptions with 607 receiving yards on just 94 targets. With Jones starting, he used to record at least 5 catches for 50 receiving yards for his first 7 games.

So, after witnessing a change at the center, Nabers isn’t expecting any drop-off, with DeVito now throwing in Big Blue, “I mean, I can establish chemistry with anybody. I think. I’m able to get open. I’m able to create separation. So, I mean that’s a plus for him for sure. He’s comfortable throwing me the ball.” He even went on to praise Tommy for having a stellar arm. “I know he got a steamer for an arm. So I got some catches with him after practice. Relationship with me and DeVito is cool. We talk, play the game, so we got a good relationship.”

As for DeVito, if he manages to find Nabers at least 4 times on Sunday, this would mean the 21-year-old would break Puka Nacua’s 64 receptions record within the first 9 games. Well, it could be a huge morale booster for Nabers, who hasn’t scored a single touchdown since coming back from concussion. With only 26 receptions for 221 yards, he would be expecting DeVito to help him find the end zone on Sunday.

What this change at quarterback also means is that the position will likely be up for grabs next season. DeVito could very well see out the rest of the Giants 2024 campaign, but Brian Daboll may want to explore his options for 2025. Considering this, rookie Nabers may have to get used to another quarterback next season. But will that affect him? “No. Like I said before, as long as we can give me the ball, I should be able to make something happen with it.”

While he remains confident in his own abilities, the head coach is happy with his decision to promote Tommy DeVito to QB1. The signal-caller started 6 games last season when Daniel Jones was out with an ACL injury. “After evaluating a bunch of things and looking at a lot of tape and being around Tommy last year where he created a little bit of a spark for us, that’s the reason why we’re going with Tommy,” Daboll revealed.

Last season, rookie DeVito threw for 1,101 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions in 9 games, resulting in a passer rating of 89.2. While addressing this, though, Daboll talked about Jones, too. “I got a lot of respect for Daniel, I’ve said that before… Certainly, you’re not going to be happy about [being benched] as a competitor, and I respect that.” But at the end of the day, it was a decision that had to be made.

Now, as the Giants gear up for a new era at the quarterback position, Daniel Jones was rather emotional about leaving his spot after six years in New York.

Daniel Jones bids adieu to the New York Giants

Daniel Jones has been a part of the G-Men ever since he was selected sixth overall in 2019. And over those six years, he cemented his place as a starter until last week. So when he was informed he wouldn’t be starting again for the Giants, Jones was emotional as he spoke to the reporters, “There have been some great times, but of course, we all wish there had been more of those.

“I take full responsibility for my part in not bringing more wins. Nobody wanted to win more games worse than me and I gave everything I had on the field and in my preparation. I’m 100% accountable for my part. I did not play well enough consistently enough to help the team get results.” That said, it wouldn’t be right to blame one person for a whole franchise’s downfall.

With Jones starting after his $160 million extension, he has gone 3-13 as a starter. And those aren’t the numbers the Giants were looking for from their six-year veteran. As for the Giants, they didn’t want to pay the $23 million injury guarantee Jones had in his contract. So, they instead decided to push him back to QB4 as the Giants signed Tim Boyle a few weeks back.

With that being said, Jones leaves the New York Giants after one week of getting benched.