New York Giants bench QB Daniel Jones -- what now? - ESPN

After six seasons, the Daniel Jones experiment is over. The New York Giants pulled the plug on him as the starting quarterback on Monday, expecting to turn to Tommy DeVito waiting in the wings as they prepare to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium off their bye week.

It took a while to reach this juncture. From being a shock No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft to fumbling at an astronomical rate early in his career to struggling to adapt to new coordinators and coaches seemingly every other year to having a career-best season in a contract year in 2022 to the struggles of this season, it needed to end.

Jones was 3-13 in 16 starts since signing a four-year, $160 million deal last March. The Giants are 2-8 this season and have lost five straight games. There is also an injury guarantee to consider within the language of Jones' contract.

But most of all, coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen need to try something different. Running Jones out there every week as their starter isn't working.

Why did the Giants do this now… and is Jones done in New York?

The Giants kept losing. And losing. And losing. It was time for some type of change and Jones hasn't played well now for the better part of two seasons. This was the easy move off the bye week, especially considering the skids have been greased for weeks after Daboll benched Jones four games ago in a 28-3 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles where he felt they needed a «spark.»

Schoen said at his bye week news conference this would be a «football decision.» Sure, but they had to at least think about the injury guarantee that exists. If Jones were to suffer a serious injury over the final seven weeks it could activate a $23 million injury guarantee for