Jones has been under scrutiny all season, as New York has stumbled to a 2-8 record, and his career has largely been played out under just as much scrutiny.

The Duke product’s succession of Manning was largely celebrated because he was a New York superstar for a minute when he threw for 336 yards and two touchdowns in his first NFL start, leading the 2019 Giants to their first win against, coincidentally, the Buccaneers – Big Blue’s upcoming opponent. However, Jones’ career would be a mix of highs with his arms and legs and lows with consistency, mounting losses and different coaches managing him.

In his first four seasons, Jones played for three head coaches. The last was Daboll, who took over in 2022, when Jones was largely having his best year statistically, his only winning season and his only playoff berth. After going 9-7-1, Jones also quarterbacked New York to a wild-card playoff victory against the Minnesota Vikings before being waxed by the Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional Round.

In retrospect, that success in Daboll’s first year created an ill-timed domino effect.

The Giants’ first winning season since 2016 led to Jones being given a quickly maligned four-year contract worth $160 million, while star running back Saquon Barkley was given only a franchise tag that led to a reworked one-year extension.

Barkley then signed with the Eagles this past offseason and is thriving, while Jones is floundering, and Big Blue along with him.

Jones’ last start came in Munich, where the Giants lost to the Panthers when Jones threw a pair of interceptions.

Over five seasons, Jones’ QB record stands at 24-44-1, completing 1,437 of 2,241 passes (64.1%) for 14,582 yards, 70 touchdowns and 47 interceptions to go along with 2,179 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns .

The man who was considered the future by the previous regime is now being sent away by the current powers in Gotham. Jones’ future is as uncertain as ever, but it appears it will be one where the Giants look for a new franchise QB.