New York Giants locker room divided after quarterback Daniel Jones benched

Daniel Jones was benched by the New York Giants for this Sunday's crippled - with Tommy DeVito acceptable to commencement astatine backmost against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine MetLife Stadium

Daniel Jones' teammates astatine the New York Giants are unhappy with the determination to seat him, with prima antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence stating that Jones is their champion quarterback.

Just a year-and-a-half ago, the Giants showed their religion successful Jones by offering him a four-year declaration worthy $160million (£126.5m) aft his standout show successful 2022.

However, pursuing an injury-plagued 2023 NFL play and inconsistent performances this year, which saw the Giants grounds conscionable 2 wins from 10 games, caput manager Brian Daboll announced that not lone would Jones beryllium benched, but helium would besides beryllium demoted to third-choice quarterback, with Tommy DeVito taking implicit arsenic starter.

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This came aft the Giants signed Drew Lock to a declaration to service arsenic back-up, a relation helium volition proceed to fulfil with Jones present down him. The announcement was made connected Monday, with Giants players expected to respond erstwhile they instrumentality to signifier connected Wednesday.

In a Tuesday briefing, All-Pro antiaircraft lineman Lawrence asserted: "He's the QB1. To me, he's the champion backmost connected the team."

Contrastingly, FOX Sports newsman Jordan Schultz received insights from an violative subordinate connected the situation: "We're not idiots. They did it due to the fact that of money. So beryllium it. But Daniel has been each class, ne'er complained, and is present being wholly disregarded. The TEAM grounds is bad. You tin constituent fingers everywhere. To effort to blasted him is trash, and making him 3rd drawstring is anemic arsenic ----."

Rumours person circulated that the prime to seat mightiness beryllium influenced by those higher up than the caput coach, implicating the imaginable engagement of the wide manager oregon adjacent ownership. Jones is connected declaration for 2 much years station this season, and should the Giants chopped him post-June 1, they'd look a $22m (£17.4m) expense, which holds existent for a commercialized concern arsenic well.

With the upcoming lucifer against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, DeVito volition ascend from QB3 to starter, indicating that caput manager Daboll, who antecedently had Lock arsenic second-string and DeVito arsenic third, mightiness not person made the determination alone.

DeVito had shown awesome signifier past play erstwhile subbing for an injured Jones, achieving 8 touchdown passes, 1 rushing touchdown, lone 3 interceptions, and securing a 3-3 tally.