From Daniel Jones to Dak Prescott, here are veteran NFL QBs possibly entering their last camp with their current team

What we have all suspected, New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen said out loud. Not just about his own quarterback, but all highly compensated quarterbacks across today’s NFL.

This is the gift that a surprisingly interesting offseason version of “Hard Knocks” has given us. Specifically, a window into how money and pressure shape roster decisions around a quarterback. All focused through a microscope that is fixed on Giants veteran Daniel Jones, who is one of a handful of starting quarterbacks entering potentially career-altering seasons in 2024. From Dak Prescott with the Dallas Cowboys to Aaron Rodgers with the New York Jets — and a handful of others throughout the league — this season presents a make-or-break moment for some big-ticket veterans who could be headed out of their respective franchises next year. None with a more public autopsy than Jones, who has represented the central figure of intrigue in the Gaints’ appearance in the offseason version of “Hard Knocks.”

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That’s largely due to Schoen, who has made several candid remarks about Jones behind the scenes — but also in front of HBO’s cameras — then actually allowed them to be aired. The results have been an affirmation of what we’ve believed for months. The Giants were very interested in drafting North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye. They did sacrifice running back Saquon Barkley through a financial balancing that was clearly tied to Jones. And they do see 2024 as a referendum on the future of their quarterback position.

As Schoen put it bluntly in a scene filmed in his office: “This is the year for Daniel. Plan all along was give him a couple years. Is he our guy for the next 10 years or do we need to pivot and, you know, find somebody else?”

For Jones, it really couldn’t have been laid out more clearly than that moment. This is it for him with the Giants. It’s his time to produce, his time to carry the offense, his…

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Publish date : 2024-07-16 15:14:56

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