Daniel Jones, Giants agreed to contract extension via 'pinky swear' 4 minutes before deadline: report

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Daniel Jones’ contract extension with the New York Giants came down the wire as they only had about five minutes to spare last week before the franchise tag deadline hit.

Jones and the Giants worked out a four-year contract extension as it appeared the former Duke standout did enough in his first season under Brian Daboll to warrant the new deal. The contract is worth $160 million, officially locking in their quarterback for the long term.

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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, #8, warms up prior to the National Football League game between the New York Giants and the Indianapolis Colts on Jan. 1, 2023 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Daniel Jones, #8 of the New York Giants, looks on against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Jan. 8, 2023 in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

In The Monday Morning Quarterback, NFL journalist Albert Breer broke down how the negotiations played out over the course of the winter with Jones hiring new agents and those representatives working with the Giants to get the deal done in the 11th hour.

With four minutes to go until the deadline, Jones and the Giants were still at an impasse. Both sides were still working out a deal to put the finishing touches on what Jones’ incentives could look like to increase the value of his deal. Breer wrote that Giants general manager Joe Schoen said he trusted Jones but joked he did not trust Brian Murphy, Jones’ agent and the president of Athletes First.

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