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Getty Images Running back Saquon Barkley doesn’t have much more experience than quarterback Daniel Jones, but the year under his belt is enough for him to get asked about what advice he’s giving his Giants teammate. Barkley said he told Jones to “be you” because he’s here for a reason and has...

Getty Images The last time Giants coach Pat Shurmur appeared on WFAN, host Mike Francesa said in his direction (in lieu of asking a question): “You look like a terrible team. You’re not good at anything.” At least now, they’ll have more time to work on getting better. According to Neil Best...

Getty Images If you think the quarterback choice was hard for the Giants, imagine how difficult it is for the guy who coached both Daniel Jones and Eli Manning. It’s so hard, he doesn’t want to talk about it today. According to Steve Wiseman of the Raleigh News and Observer, Duke head coach...

Getty Images After linebacker Devin White injured his knee in last Thursday’s win over the Panthers, Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said he was “day-to-day” with a grade-one MCL sprain. Arians added his opinion that White would not be out long as a result of the injury, but it is looking...

Getty Images Giants coach Pat Shurmur said Thursday morning the team expected receiver Sterling Shepard back this week. Indeed, Shepard officially is cleared and out of concussion protocol, Jordan Raanan of ESPN reports. That puts Shepard on track to play Sunday against the Bucs. Rookie...

Getty Images It started 26 days ago, with the sudden retirement of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. It culminated today, in the benching of Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. With the decision, a full 25 percent of anticipated Week One NFL starting quarterbacks currently arent. First, it was...

Getty Images The Giants will start Daniel Jones at quarterback against the Buccaneers on Sunday in a move that signals a major shift after 15-plus years with Eli Manning at the helm of the offense. It also signals a bid to change the directions of both the 2019 season and the team’s overall...

Getty Images Eli Manning‘s contract contains a no-trade clause. Even if it didn’t, he’d have one. Ralph Vacchiano of SNY reports that Manning has no current plan to waive his no-trade clause. Even if Manning didn’t have a no-trade clause, his willingness to embrace a new team would be a major...

Getty Images The word from the Giants all offseason was that they firmly believed Eli Manning could still play quarterback at a level that allowed the team to win games, but it didn’t take long for them to decide on another quarterback come the regular season. Daniel Jones is starting against...

Getty Images When Giants quarterback Eli Manning met with reporters on Monday, he said that he didn’t want to deal with any hypothetical questions about what he’d do if the team opted to start Daniel Jones this week. The hypothetical became the actual on Tuesday when the Giants announced that...

Getty Images Last Thursday night, Jameis Winston played like Cam Newton and Cam Newton played like, well, Jameis Winston. They have something else in common: They both have foot injuries. Unlike Newton, who didn’t practice on Wednesday, Winston fully participated, six days after the team’s...

Getty Images The Giants’ quarterback of the future became their quarterback of the present on Tuesday and Daniel Jones met with the media on Wednesday for the first time since jumping Eli Manning on the team’s depth chart. Jones said that Manning has been “nothing but supportive” of him since...

Getty Images Two years ago, the Giants tried to break up with Eli Manning. It didn’t take. This time around, it will. And so the question becomes how and when things will end, given that they have 14 games left together until Eli’s contract expires. He could retire, but why give up the...

Getty Images For those, like me, who rushed to get a DirecTV 4K receiver several years ago only to wonder when anything worth watching in 4K would be televised in that format, the answer has finally arrived. DirecTV has announced that 11 Thursday Night Football games will be broadcast in the...

Getty Images With Sam Darnold and Trevor Siemian out, the Jets are down and out. In the eyes of Las Vegas. The spread for the Week Three game between New England and New York has moved all the way to 22.5 points, via David Purdum of ESPN.com. Coupled with the Cowboys favored by 21.5 points...

Getty Images As the Giants move forward with Daniel Jones at quarterback, the move needs to be unequivocal, unconditional, and irreversible. Otherwise, the development of Jones could suffer. For that reason, it could make sense for the Giants to sever ties with Eli Manning. Earlier today, we...

Getty Images With one big play, Odell Beckham Jr. was able to get his revenge. On the defensive coordinator who mocked him last week, and the team he clearly believes held him back. Beckham’s 89-yard touchdown was the highlight of the Browns 23-3 win over the Jets Monday, and allowed the new...

Getty Images The Daniel Jones era will begin on Sunday. Giants head coach Pat Shurmur opened the door to making a change at quarterback on Monday when he declined to say Eli Manning would start against the Buccaneers. It would have been surprising to make such a public show of doubt in...

Getty Images After Sunday’s loss to the Bills, Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins had some critical things to say about the team’s ability to pressure opposing quarterbacks. Jenkins said that quarterbacks are “sitting back there patting the ball” while looking for open receivers because the...

Getty Images The Giants claimed tight end Kaden Smith off waivers from the 49ers, Field Yates of ESPN reports. The 49ers waived him Saturday to make room for running back Jeff Wilson. San Francisco made Smith the first of three sixth-round draft picks this spring. He was inactive for the...