ESPN's Elle Duncan claps back at Giants fans irked by Daniel Jones criticism

ESPN’s Elle Duncan did a conception connected Thursday during "SportsCenter" that irked immoderate wrong the New York Giants enactment and its fans. 

Duncan did a segment, ‘Taking the Elle,’ mocking Daniel Jones for speechmaking a connection to statesman what was fundamentally his goodbye property conference. 

"We usually reserve ‘Taking the Elle’ for Fridays, but Giants backmost Daniel Jones conscionable did thing truthful inexplicable that we made an exception. After being benched this week, Jones took to the podium to accidental goodbye to the franchise and fans but with, like, 7 games near successful the season," Duncan said successful a mocking tone. 

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Host Elle Duncan speaks during the 2024 espnW New York Summit astatine 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge connected May 9, 2024, successful Brooklyn, New York.  (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

"I’m sorry, you person to constitute this down? Didn’t you spell to Duke?" Duncan said incredulously.

"Do you guys deliberation helium had this saved successful his notes since, like, 2020? In each seriousness, DJ, I could person saved you similar 90 seconds. A re-write: ‘Sorry you paid maine $108 cardinal for 1 playoff win. And I look guardant to reviving my vocation as Brock Purdy’s backup.’ The end," Duncan concluded. 

Giants elder V.P. of communications Pat Hanlon took objection to Duncan’s segment, portion besides taking a changeable astatine ESPN successful a station connected X connected Thursday night.  

"That an #ESPN personality would mock Daniel Jones’ connection contiguous is caput boggling. Given what has happened astatine that institution implicit past fewer years, code deaf," Hanlon wrote. 

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New York Giants backmost Daniel Jones (8) passes the shot against the Washington Commanders during the 3rd 4th of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J.  (AP Photo/John Munson)

The Giants agreed to merchandise Jones connected Friday, and during a rant bashing the Giants connected "First Take," Stephen A Smith said the squad had reached retired to ESPN to kick astir Duncan’s segment. 

Duncan took to X connected Saturday greeting to clap backmost astatine immoderate of the fans upset astir her segment. 

"It started flurrying this greeting aft a astonishing magnitude of snowfall connected my thrust yesterday. I conjecture you could accidental I can’t look to flight each these snowflakes.."

One X idiosyncratic responded to her tweet saying, "Doubling down connected being classless suits you. Not a Giants instrumentality but if this is wherever ‘sports media’ has fallen past you are cleanable for the job."

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New York Giants backmost Daniel Jones (8) escapes from Cincinnati Bengals antiaircraft extremity Isaiah Thomas (51) during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Another X idiosyncratic piled connected saying, "Enjoy your 15 mins of relevance earlier going backmost to obscurity by Sunday you hack."

Tommy DeVito volition commencement for the Giants erstwhile they instrumentality connected the Tampa Bay Buccaneers connected Sunday, portion Drew Lock volition beryllium the backup quarterback.

Jones tin motion with a squad arsenic aboriginal arsenic Tuesday adjacent week, erstwhile helium clears waivers connected Monday. 

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