Saquon Barkley reacts to New York Giants benching Daniel Jones and his subsequent release

The New York Giants made the determination to seat and past merchandise backmost Daniel Jones this week, with the erstwhile first-round prime present looking for a caller team

Saquon Barkley has expressed his dismay implicit the caller developments involving his erstwhile teammate Daniel Jones, who was shockingly demoted to fourth-choice backmost for the New York Giants.

Barkley, who near for the Philadelphia Eagles successful the offseason, remains a adjacent person of Jones and lamented the mode the Giants handled the situation. The NFL team's determination came aft their bye week, with Tommy DeVito taking implicit arsenic the caller starter, followed by Drew Lock and Tim Boyle, leaving Jones retired successful the cold.

Reports surfaced that the Giants had adjacent asked Jones to instrumentality a wage chopped earlier demoting him. Eventually, Jones sought his merchandise from the team, which was granted, ending his four-year-plus tally with New York.

"I've been successful interaction with him," Barkley said of Jones. "Our relationship has stayed adjacent passim the full process of maine being here. It sucks to spot however everything went down for him implicit there.

"I've got thing but large things to accidental astir him. You're not going to truly find anybody that tin accidental antagonistic things astir him.

"It's the NFL. Hopefully, wherever helium ends up next, they're going to get a feline who comes successful and works. It didn't enactment for maine implicit there, and I'm doing good implicit here. Hopefully, helium tin find the aforesaid caller commencement and success."

Jones is not expected to beryllium claimed connected waivers owed to his hefty contract. This means he'll beryllium escaped to negociate with immoderate squad from Monday, presenting immoderate intriguing options.

He could take to service arsenic a back-up connected a Super Bowl contending squad until the season's end. Alternatively, helium mightiness onshore a starting relation this season, with respective teams apt seeking to bolster their ranks.