The New York Giants made the decision to bench Eli Manning this past week, handing the reins to rookie Daniel Jones. Jones made his debut as a starter Sunday, and while Manning was on the bench likely contemplating his future in football, the rookie was putting points on the board to keep his team in the game against Tampa Bay.
It wasn’t a passing touchdown; rather, Jones picked up the score by rushing seven yards to the right.
Daniel Jones finds the end zone for his first career regular season touchdown. #Giants pic.twitter.com/znIKYoygzx
— NFL Fan Blitz (@NFLFanBlitz) September 22, 2019
So far against the Bucs, Jones has completed nine of 13 passes for 96 yards. He also has two rushes for 18 yards and has yet to be sacked. Jones appeared in the Giants’ season opener against the Cowboys, completing three of four passes for 17 yards while rushing for five yards.
Jones, a Duke product, was taken by the Giants with the sixth pick in the first round of the 2019 draft. In his junior year of college last season, Jones completed 237 of 392 passes for 2,674 yards and 22 touchdowns in 11 games. He appeared in all four of the Giants’ preseason games, completing 29 passes for 416 yards and two touchdowns. He was sacked twice but has yet to be picked off as a professional.
