Giants quarterback Daniel Jones gestures during training camp at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Thursday. Credit: Brad Penner
Daniel Jones won’t play in Saturday’s preseason game, but he will have a role in the festivities surrounding it.
Once the contest ends he’ll almost certainly trot out onto the field and shake hands with Jets counterpart Zach Wilson, the New York football equivalent of a political photo opp. What will make the encounter interesting is that for the first time in his career Jones will be the elder statesman in the summit of local quarterbacks upon whose shoulders the hopes of the two franchises and two fanbases who share the stadium are riding.