Tiki Barber suggests JJ McCarthy’s rising draft stock is a 'smokescreen,' hopes Giants pass: 'Don’t want him'

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An injury cut Daniel Jones' fifth NFL season short. The 2019 first-round draft pick ultimately appeared in six games last season.

Jones inked a four-year contract extension in 2023, but the injury and his overall disappointing performances in past seasons have put his future with the New York Giants in question. The quarterback prospects in the upcoming NFL Draft have dominated NFL offseason discussions.

While former USC star Caleb Williams is largely expected to be the first player off the board once the draft kicks off later this month, J.J. McCarthy's stock appears to continue to rise. 

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Former Running Back for the New York Giants, Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber visits "Mornings With Maria" at Fox News Channel Studios on October 29, 2019, in New York City. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

McCarthy guided the Michigan Wolverines to the College Football Playoff National Championship in January, but he was widely projected as the fourth-best quarterback prospect in this year's highly anticipated draft.

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The Giants finished the season with a 6-11 record and hold the sixth overall draft pick. Some believe the Giants will use their draft pick on a quarterback, and McCarthy could be available at No. 6. However, Giants legend Tiki Barber has zero interest in watching McCarthy taking snaps at MetLife Stadium with a Giants uniform on

"Not happening. I’m just saying. Not happening," Barber said. "I don’t want him. Not happening."

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Barber argued that McCarthy's skillet would