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New York Giants news for Election Day
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We are getting closer to that point with every Giants defeat because Jones’ contract carries $23 million in injury guarantees for next season. That’s money the team could avoid paying by releasing Jones after the season, unless Jones were to suffer a serious injury during the second half of this season. In that case, the team could become liable for all or part of that money ($12 million of it becomes fully guaranteed at the start of the 2025 league year, which is March 12).
These sorts of considerations have, from all appearances, led other teams to bench high-priced, low-producing starters in recent seasons, from Derek Carr in Las Vegas to Russell Wilson in Denver. Those teams waited until Week 17 before benching their starters.
These last four games have shined a light on what they already knew: the Giants need a quarterback whose talent can go above the Xs and Os. Right now it feels as though this offense with Daniel Jones has hit its ceiling, and scoring points is a grind. The running game was strong early against the Commanders, and rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. continues to impress. The defense struggled to get off the field and needs to be better in key situations in order to maximize limited opportunities.
The Giants rushed for 164 yards, their second highest total of the season (175 at Seattle). Rookie Tyrone Tracy (66 yards on 16 carries) again led the team.
Rookie Malik Nabers caught a game-high nine passes, for 59 yards, all in the second half. No other Giants player had more than three receptions. Nabers increased his season total to 55 catches. He is the second player in NFL history with at least 50 receptions in his first seven career games; The Rams Puka Nacua had 58 in seven games last year.
“He’s on the sideline hamming it up in the game with his former teammate...
