Daniel Jones begins the rest of his Giants life as the potential fourth-string QB

The first day of the rest of Daniel Jones’ dwindling time with the Giants arrived Wednesday, with Jones in the building, in the meetings, on the practice field (although not doing very much) and not at all part of the game plan for the next game, relegated to a non-participant role for the remainder of the season.

Jones is now the No. 3 — or maybe even No. 4 — quarterback, behind newly installed starter Tommy DeVito, backup Drew Lock and practice squad addition Tim Boyle. Sometimes, when the starter gets benched and he has an injury guarantee written into his contract, a player will be told or at least given permission to stay away from the team. That, for now, has not happened with Jones and the Giants.

“Look, Daniel’s been a pro, he’s been a good teammate for us,’’ head coach Brian Daboll said. “This is the role that he has right now for us and I’m glad he’s part of our team.’’

Jones on the cloudy afternoon was on the practice field as the Giants (2-8) began preparation for Sunday’s game with the Buccaneers (4-6) at MetLife Stadium.

He did not do much in the early periods open to the media to break a sweat. Jones watched as the three other quarterbacks went through some individual drills, then he did toss the ball around with the quarterbacks and tossed a few passes to receivers who were standing in place.

The way this is going to work is that DeVito gets all the first-team reps, Lock runs the scout team as the backup — as he had done throughout this season — and Jones and Boyle participate in individual drills and throw to receivers running routes.