Following a 23-17 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning acknowledged that he may have made his final NFL start, which is why it was so important to him that his wife, Abby, was in attendance.
However, Manning may get one final start in East Rutherford on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins as rookie Daniel Jones is still hindered by a high ankle sprain.
Ralph Vacchiano of SNY reports, citing a team official, that Manning is “likely” to start in place of Jones even though head coach Pat Shurmur has been reluctant to rule the rookie out.
Daniel Jones may have returned to practice on Wednesday, but it still looks like Eli Manning will be the Giants starting quarterback on Sunday afternoon.
A team official said it is “likely” that the 38-year-old Manning will get the nod to make what could be the final home start of his iconic Giants career, this Sunday at the Meadowlands against the Miami Dolphins. Jones was “limited” at practice on Wednesday, as he attempts to recover from a high ankle sprain. And though he didn’t appear to be bothered at all by his injury and said he felt fine, the source said the team will likely take a cautious approach.
Ultimately, it is Shurmur’s call and he appears determined to get back to Jones as soon as possible.
“You know what, we’ll have to see. We have a couple days here. I think we need to be smart coming back from any injury,” Shurmur said of Jones. “In the case of a quarterback, aside from going out and throwing, they certainly need to be able to protect themselves, and part of his game is moving around. I just want to make sure he’s healthy enough and fit enough to do that.”
Jones was out of his walking boot and participating in practice on a limited basis on Wednesday, but since the team conducted a non-padded jog through, there really wasn’t much information to glean about Jones’ progress. Meanwhile, Manning was taking his reps with the ones, which is a good indicator that he’ll get the call in Week 15.
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