NFL insider Connor Hughes of SNY believes the New York Giants will not restructure the four-year contract reportedly value as much as $160M that quarterback Daniel Jones signed final March, largely as a result of normal supervisor Joe Schoen could wish to transfer on from that deal subsequent offseason.
“The Giants can look to different locations to create cap area in the event that they want it,” Hughes defined in a mailbag shared on Friday. “Restructuring Jones will not be an possibility. They should preserve that escape hatch after this 12 months, the place releasing Jones would free $19.3M with a $22.2M useless cost.”
It was known properly earlier than Jones suffered a torn ACL on Nov. 5 that the Giants may escape his contract following the 2024 season. Whereas his poor play, when wholesome, this previous fall sparked considerations, it is maybe extra worrisome that he is now missed a complete of 9 video games since 2021 due to neck accidents.
As for the Giants presumably drafting Jones’ rapid substitute this spring, Hughes wrote that the Chicago Bears (general decide No. 1), Washington Commanders (No. 2) and New England Patriots (No. 3) “all want quarterbacks” and “have little or no curiosity in transferring again” to the sixth general choice at the moment owned by the Giants. That might result in Schoen taking a flier on a mission corresponding to Washington Huskies starter Michael Penix Jr., J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines or Bo Nix of the Oregon Geese within the draft’s second spherical.
“Penix has critical damage considerations whereas some scouts query Nix’s potential to course of on the NFL degree,” Hughes added.
Michael David Smith of Professional Soccer Discuss talked about earlier this week that Penix tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his proper knee twice throughout his school profession. Such an damage historical past probably sounds alarm bells throughout the Giants contemplating MetLife Stadium, Huge Blue’s dwelling, is routinely linked with critical knee accidents every season.
For now, Jones is on observe to be New York’s Week 1 starter this coming September until he is nonetheless recovering from his damage at the moment or he loses the job to a presumed backup in August.