The Giants announced today that they have signed Daniel Jones to a four-year contract that will keep the quarterback in his familiar No. 8 blue jersey for the foreseeable future.
Daniel Jones was set to become a free agent on March 15 at the start of the NFL league year. deadline, the Giants would have put the franchise tag on Daniel Jones. This would have given the team and Daniel Jones until July 17 to negotiate a multi-year deal. But it also would have restricted the team’s ability to sign free agents, as Daniel Jones’ franchise tag salary of more than $32 million would have occupied a substantial portion of their available space under the salary cap.
General Manager Joe Schoen said, “We had productive talks with Daniel and his representatives over the past week.” “We are all pleased that we were able to reach an agreement before today’s deadline. It gives us more ability to continue to build our roster.”
The long-term contract allows the Giants to rapidly reduce cap numbers in this and subsequent seasons.
Daniel Jones, who turns 26 in May, had his best season in 2022, his fourth when the Giants selected him sixth overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. He started a career-high 16 regular-season games and would have played all 17 if the Giants had not rested most of their starters in the finale in Philadelphia as they were locked in on the sixth seed in the NFC playoffs. The Giants were 9–6–1 in Daniel Jones’ debut and advanced to the postseason for the first time since 2016.
“I said after the season that I love this place,” Daniel Jones said. “I’ve really enjoyed my time here and I want to stay here. I have a lot of respect for this organization, Maras, Tiches, my coach and teammates. I’m glad we were able to come to an agreement.” were able.”
Daniel Jones completed a Giants-record 67.2% of his passes, finishing with 3,205 passing yards and a 92.5 passer rating, both career highs, and led the NFL in completions on just 1.1% (five inches) of his passes. set a franchise record by throwing an interception (472 throws). Kurt Warner (1.4 in 2004) and Jeff Hostetler (1.4 in 1991) are the only other Giants quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to lead qualified passers in interception percentage in a season.
In addition to his passing skills, Daniel Jones was second on the team with 708 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, both records for a Giants quarterback.
Daniel Jones was the fourth quarterback in NFL history with at least 3,200 passing yards, a 65+ completion percentage, and 700 or more rushing yards in a season.
In the playoff victory against the Vikings, Daniel Jones completed 24 of 35 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a team-high 78 yards. He was the first quarterback in NFL postseason history with 300+ passing yards, two touchdown passes, and 70+ rushing yards in a game.
With Daniel Jones’ services secured, the Giants placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Saquon Barkley. This would allow them to continue negotiating a long-term contract with Barkley until the July 17 deadline, and prioritize talks with some of their other free agents, including safety Julian Love; wide receivers Richie James, Darius Slayton and Sterling Shepard; offensive linemen John Feliciano and Nick Gates; and linebacker Jihad Ward.