Big Blue is in big trouble at the quarterback position heading into their Week 10 visit to AT&T Stadium to face the Cowboys.
The Giants have lost quarterback Daniel Jones for the remainder of the 2023 season, as confirmed Monday by head coach Brian Daboll. Jones suffered an ACL tear during Sunday’s 30-6 loss to Las Vegas.
The 26-year-old passer went down awkwardly on the final play of the first quarter while trying to avoid a hit from Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby. He limped off the field but returned to the game, only to have his knee buckle on the next snap.
An MRI confirmed that Giants’ QB Daniel Jones tore his ACL vs. the Raiders and his season is officially over.
With Jones out for the year and Tyrod Taylor on IR with a rib injury, the Giants' healthy QBs are undrafted rookie Tommy DeVito and veteran Matt Barkley, who signed last…
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 6, 2023
The Giants are down to emergency options at quarterback as they prepare to face Dallas, who blew them out by a 40-0 score in their own stadium in the season opener. Tommy Devito finished Sunday’s game in Vegas, going 15-for-20 passing for 175 yards and an interception. Veteran Matt Barkley is also on the Giants practice squad as of last week. Primary backup Tyrod Taylor, who filled in well for Jones as he rehabbed a previous neck injury, is on injured reserve with a rib issue of his own.
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The 25-year-old Devito went undrafted out of Syracuse this spring. He was a late roster cut by the Giants and re-signed immediately to the practice squad; he made his NFL debut following Taylor’s injury in Week 8 and was signed to the active roster on Halloween.
Barkley was a fourth-round draft pick by Philadelphia in 2013. The Giants are the 10th NFL team for the former USC Trojan once thought to be a Heisman Trophy favorite and future NFL superstar. He has 2,699 career passing yards in 19 game appearances.
The Cowboys defense is coming off a mostly-lackluster performance in Philadelphia. Despite holding Jalen Hurts to 207 passing yards and the Eagles offense to under 300 total net yards, the swarming Dallas defense did not record a takeaway and registered just three sacks the team’s 28-23 loss.
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