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Daniel Jones era is over — New York Giants are benching the quarterback

The New York Giants are benching starting quarterback Daniel Jones, per a report from Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.

Sources: The #Giants are benching QB Daniel Jones, officially moving on from their starter.

Out of the bye week, with the team 2-8, Jones now heads to the bench in what the team has said would be a football decision. pic.twitter.com/NaiVruk6sq— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 18, 2024

The move to bench Jones was pretty widely expected over the bye week. Not only is Jones coming off of a poor performance against the Carolina Panthers, but he had already been benched for the fourth quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers.