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The New York Giants may have jumped the gun to pay Daniel Jones instead of Saquon Barkley.
In hindsight, perhaps they would’ve been better off using the franchise tag on Jones and signing Barkley to an extension.
Then again, what’s done is done, and there’s no point in looking back.
Also, it’s not like they’re stuck with Jones or that they can’t move on from him at some point.
As a matter of fact, former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson believes that’s what could happen if he doesn’t show up to play this season.
Talking on Undisputed, he addressed the clip of Brian Daboll stating that he would trade up to get Jayden Daniels, which eventually didn’t happen.
“If Daniel Jones doesn’t play well, this is probably his last year in New York,” Johnson said.
“If Daniel Jones doesn’t play well, this is probably his last year in New York.”
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With multiple stop-gap quarterbacks who could become available in the foreseeable future and given the structure of his contract, Johnson believes the Giants could look to part ways with him at the end of the season.
Clearly, GM Joe Schoen still has faith in Jones; otherwise, he wouldn’t have doubled down on him and even given him an elite weapon in Malik Nabers.
But, given how quickly and drastically things change in the league, Schoen might not even be there if things don’t go well this season.
This will be a make-or-break year for Jones, who led the team to a playoff win on the road but hasn’t done much more since he entered the league.
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