Giants star Dexter Lawrence admits feeling a 'bit of confusion' with Daniel Jones benching: 'He's the QB1'

Emmanuel Acho reacts to the New York Giants' decision to bench Daniel Jones and start Tommy DeVito.

Daniel Jones' New York Giants career is all but done after head coach Brian Daboll confirmed the man the franchise signed to be their long-term quarterback has been demoted to third string following the bye week. 

Tommy DeVito, who won three games for New York in place of the injured Jones and Tyrod Taylor, was elevated to starting quarterback, leapfrogging Drew Lock, who was signed to a $5 million deal this offseason to be Jones' backup. 

Daboll called benching the No. 6 overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft a "hard decision," and it's one that has some Giants players confused, including defensive captain Dexter Lawrence. 

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New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II before the game against the Green Bay Packers at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Dec. 11, 2023. (Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

"He's the QB1. To me, the best quarterback on the team," Lawrence said, via the New York Post, during a volunteering event at Community Food Bank of New Jersey on Tuesday. "But they see things differently. I guess that's all that matters."

Lawrence added that there was a "little bit of confusion," though he isn't sure what the conversations were like with the front office and coaching staff regarding the decision to demote Jones. 

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"I think we trust the coaches and where they’re going and where they think we can go," Lawrence explained. "That’s what you have to do. You have to be naive and trust the process. You think about the wrong s--- and then you start playing like s---."

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