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Daniel Jones named starting quarterback of New York Giants

By Kevin Connelly

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 16: Daniel Jones #8 of the New York Giants stands on the sideline before the game against the Chicago Bears during a preseason game at MetLife Stadium on August 16, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 16: Daniel Jones #8 of the New York Giants stands on the sideline before the game against the Chicago Bears during a preseason game at MetLife Stadium on August 16, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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The former Duke Football quarterback, Daniel Jones, has been named the starting quarterback of the New York Giants, replacing Eli Manning.

After the New York Giants started 0-2 for the sixth time in seven seasons, head coach Pat Shurmur made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon that Daniel Jones will be the new starting quarterback.

The Giants selected Jones with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and will be replacing two-time Super Bowl Champion Eli Manning.

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Manning has started every game for the Giants except one since 2004, which was half way through his rookie season in the NFL.

In the first two games of the season, Manning completed 62.9% of his passes with two touchdowns and two interceptions, both blowout losses for the Giants.

While Jones will be starting his first NFL game this Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but it will not be his first game action as he saw the field in Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys, competing 3-of-4 passes for 17 yards but also lost a fumble last in the fourth quarter.

In the preseason, Daniel Jones completed 85.3% (29-of-34) of his passes while throwing two touchdowns and no interceptions.

In his three seasons at Duke, Jones played in 36 games and completed 59.9% of his passes for 8,201 with 52 touchdowns and 29 interceptions.

Daniel Jones and No. 1 pick Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals are the only 2019 First Round rookie quarterbacks to see the field this season so far as Washington Redskins rookie Dwayne Haskins has yet to see game action.

Murray is 0-1-1 with the Cardinals, starting both games.

Daniel Jones and the New York Giants will try and get its first win of the season on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, September 22 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with kickoff at 4:05pm EST and the game can be seen on FOX.

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