Veterans are scheduled to report for New York Giants 2024 training camp on Tuesday July 23, and it seems like quarterback Daniel Jones will be ready to start his engines and fight for his NFL life as a starter.
Speaking to ESPN’s Giants’ reporter Jordan Raanan at a youth football camp in Hoboken, New Jersey on Sunday, Jones expressed that he “feels good” and that he is “ready to go” for training camp.
When asked by ESPN if he was given the green light and fully cleared by team officials, Jones said “Yeah, should be ready to go.”
Prior to his focus being 100% locked in and devoted on football for the remainder of the summer/year, Jones decided to give back to the youth and hold his first-ever camp. He did it in Hoboken because that community has become his second home.
Of the 500 kids that took part in Sunday’s camp, 50 were invited from the Harlem and Far Rockaway Giants, who work in concert with the team.
“I think it’s just a cool opportunity to spend some time with some kids, here in Hoboken where I live,” Jones said. “It’s a special opportunity to spend time with kids. I remember doing this when I was a kid during summer. Me and my brother would go to all different kinds of camps, all different sports, so it’s fun to be here.”
Embed from Getty ImagesJones, who blew out his right knee and suffered a torn ACL last November, has made it his personal mission all along to be ready for the start of training camp. The former Duke standout, who was selected sixth overall by the Giants in 2019, recently said in a podcast appearance that he is “doing pretty much everything – running, cutting, everything I need to do.”
Jones is not expected to start on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.
“I feel good. Ready to go. Ready to go for training camp,” Jones said on Sunday. “Looking forward to next Wednesday.”
Jones, 27 years-of-age, entering the second year of a four-year, $160 million contract extension, participated in seven-on-seven drills during Giants’ OTAs and minicamp, but was held out of full 11-on-11 work.
The signal caller had his best season as a pro in 2022, throwing for 3,205 yards with a 92.5 passer rating while leading the Giants to a postseason victory over Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings. But Jones could not follow up that success, playing poorly to start the 2023 campaign, leading the Giants to just one win in his six starts while throwing only two touchdowns and six interceptions.
The Giants’ hope is that having a healthy Jones under center, along with a much-improved offensive line on paper, adding Jermaine Eluemunor and Jon Runyan in free agency, and a new weapon at wide receiver Malik Nabers out of LSU, will see the team bounce back to what it was two seasons ago.
