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Jones told reporters he was "cleared and ready to go" with the
Giants after a neck injury cut short his 2021 season.
Jones only played 11 games for New York in 2021, his third NFL
season, before the injury sidelined him and eventually got him
placed on injured reserve. In those 11 games (all starts), Jones
threw for 2,248 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and seven
interceptions on a career-best 64.3 completion percentage.
He also fumbled seven times, and the Giants went just 4-7 in
those games.
The Giants are under new management, with GM Joe Schoen and head
coach Brian Daboll opting to bring in veteran Tyrod Taylor at
the position. Jones remains the starter for now.
"I'm excited. I'm excited to get going here. I appreciate the
support," he said. "But it's my job to do my role, to prepare
this team, to prepare myself to play as well as I can and put
this team in position to win games. So I take that
responsibility very seriously and that is what I'm focused on."
Jones has yet to play a full season in the NFL, missing time
each season with injuries while playing behind a much-maligned
offensive line. Owner John Mara admitted this winter that the
Giants had "done everything we can to screw (Jones) up since
he's been here."
Soon New York will need to choose whether to pick up the
fifth-year option on Jones' rookie contract for 2023. That would
be worth a costly $22.4 million.
"We'll do that when it comes up," Jones said Monday. "But I'm
focused on what we're doing here and preparing and taking
advantage of every day we have here together."
--Field Level Media
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