Long before Daniel Jones' $23 million injury guarantee for the 2025 season could potentially become an issue, the New York Giants already were mulling their quarterback options.
Amid questions about Jones' future in New York, the Giants will face a quarterback on Sunday that they strongly considered trading up to draft.
During the offseason edition of «Hard Knocks» on Cinemax, Giants general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll were sitting together when they began assessing one of the top quarterbacks in the 2024 draft class. «Daniels,» Schoen said, referring to Heisman Trophy-winning LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels. «Have you guys seen enough that you would trade up for him?» To which Daboll replied, «Daniels?
I would.» The Giants were unable to move up as high as No. 2 in the draft and instead, the Commanders stayed in that slot and drafted their quarterback of the future and the player that New York will face Sunday in Washington.