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Daniel Jones Shared Honest Feelings About Giants Trying to Draft QB in First Round

Madison Williams|
Dec 31, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants injured quarterback Daniel Jones (8) watches warmups before a game against the Los Angeles Rams at MetLife Stadium.
Dec 31, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants injured quarterback Daniel Jones (8) watches warmups before a game against the Los Angeles Rams at MetLife Stadium. | Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

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The New York Giants contemplated drafting a quarterback in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, specifically UNC's Drake Maye, but they decided to draft receiver Malik Nabers.

Regardless of the result, current Giants starting quarterback Daniel Jones admitted how he truly felt about the team potentially drafting a first-round quarterback. He's been the Giants' main starter since the 2019 season, although he only started in six games last season after tearing his ACL.

“Yeah, I mean, I wasn’t fired up about it,” Jones said, via Yahoo! Sports' Jori Epstein.

Although the draft results worked out in Jones's favor, there's still a possibility that he could not be named the Giants' starter in 2024. Tommy DeVito won three games as the replacement starter last season, sparking a stardom in New York. Drew Lock was picked up by the Giants this offseason, and there's a chance of him taking over the starting role depending on the quarterback competition.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University.

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