With head coach Brian Daboll revealing on Monday that quarterback Daniel Jones tore his ACL during Sunday’s 30-6 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders and will miss the remainder of the season, the New York Giants’ season has taken a turn for the worst. This is what you should be aware of:
After being sacked by Raiders’ Maxx Crosby in the second quarter, Jones took a while to stand up. He was still in the game, but on the following play, he went down unharmed and hobbled over to the sidelines. Jones was absent from the second half.
After sustaining a neck injury during New York’s Week 5 loss to the Miami Dolphins, Jones played in his first game back on Sunday.
Tyrod Taylor, the Giants’ backup quarterback, was placed on injured reserve after suffering a rib injury in the team’s Week 8 loss to the New York Jets.
When questioned on Monday about if Taylor’s injury also ends the season, Daboll was unable to respond.
New York’s QB choices
The Giants added quarterback Matt Barkley to the practice squad last week since Taylor was placed on injured reserve and would not be able to return until at least after the bye week. However, he was not added to the active roster for the game on Sunday. Tommy DeVito was left as the only backup choice. He threw two interceptions, and after Jones left the game, the offense was unable to muster any momentum. Regarding the position group’s immediate future, Daboll stated he will meet with general manager Joe Schoen to talk about the options.
