It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (ankle) would start Week 16 against Washington, but Pat Shurmur refused to commit to that throughout the week However, as Friday’s practice came and went, it was clear that Jones was moving around well and had obviously made positive strides in his recovery from a high ankle sprain “Barring some sort of setback, Daniel Jones will start Sunday and Eli Manning will back him up. Daniel’s prepared and ready to go,” Shurmur told reporters The same could not be said for tight end Rhett Ellison (concussion), who appeared to suffer a setback on Thursday and was subsequently ruled out on Friday
Giants’ Daniel Jones to start, Rhett Ellison out vs. Redskins
It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (ankle) would start Week 16 against Washington, but Pat Shurmur refused to commit to that throughout the week However, as Friday’s practice came and went, it was clear that Jones was moving around well and had obviously made positive strides in his recovery from a high ankle sprain “Barring some sort of setback, Daniel Jones will start Sunday and Eli Manning will back him up. Daniel’s prepared and ready to go,” Shurmur told reporters The same could not be said for tight end Rhett Ellison (concussion), who appeared to suffer a setback on Thursday and was subsequently ruled out on Friday