Daniel Jones ready for the fight in quest to prove Giants worth
NY Post
It is going to be a battle for Daniel Jones, as far as building a future with the Giants beyond this season.
If Monday morning were any indication, Mr. Jones is going to stand in and take his swings.
He is going to fight for it.
That is a good thing. For the 27-year old quarterback. For an offense that is going to have to scrape to prove it is no longer an inept unit. For a team that is going to have to scratch and claw to win games and convince a legion of naysayers that they can amount to something this season.
There was Jones, failing to abide by the standard operating procedure adopted by most quarterbacks, getting in the middle of a fracas in the second team period of a feisty and overheated joint practice with the Lions at the Giants’ training camp facility. After a running play to Devin Singletary, veteran center Greg Van Roten was knocked to the ground and was prevented from getting up off the grass by Lions defensive lineman Kyle Peko. Guard Jon Runyan Jr. saw what was going down and moved in. Jones refused to back away, let the big guys duke it out. Jones stood tall and nailed Peko with a shove that was anything but playful.
Soon enough, quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney was on the field to usher Jones away.
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