Jones can immediately sign with a team once he becomes a free agent. Maybe he’ll do what so many veterans have done and sign to a practice squad — meaning his new team won’t have to cut a player from the 53-man roster to sign him.

The Giants will start Tommy DeVito against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Meanwhile, Jones, who finished 24-44-1 while making more than $108 million from the Giants since being drafted in the first round in 2019, will have options — not all of them obvious.

Among Jones’ possible options:

• The San Francisco 49ers are dealing with a shoulder injury to starter Brock Purdy, who will miss Sunday’s game against the Packers. Head coach Kyle Shanahan left open the possibility that Purdy could miss more than Sunday, with Purdy being re-evaluated on Monday. If Purdy is in danger of missing more time, San Francisco would make a lot of sense and could be very real.
• A team like the Baltimore Ravens could also make sense, with Jones’ athleticism and speed fitting in with what Baltimore does on offense. Journeyman Josh Johnson is currently Lamar Jackson’s backup. Jones could sign to the Ravens’ practice squad and work his way up, and general manager Eric DeCosta is always looking to improve the roster.
• The Raiders are said to like Jones as an organization, and if he is a free agent, they could emerge as an option. Why? Because Las Vegas expects to be a team that will be in the market for a bridge starter in the 2025 offseason while also looking for the QB of the future. Jones could audition for his future role and perhaps earn an even bigger one, while the Raiders could take a look at an impending free agent. Las Vegas likely won’t make the playoffs, but that could be Jones’ best bet for his future.

There will be more, especially if a significant QB injury occurs on Sunday or Monday.