Here is Jones’ father, Steve, on Sirius XM NFL Radio.
Steve Jones, father of Daniel, joined @alexmarvez & @Gil_Brandt & talked about getting the news that his son was being named starter & Daniel's relationship w/ Eli Manning #Giants #BigBlue
"I think he's surprised that it came this week versus another week much later"
u2b07ufe0fAUDIOu2b07ufe0f pic.twitter.com/BCPWwD19gy— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) September 18, 2019Duke coach David Cutcliffe, who has coached both Manning and Jones, had mixed emotions upon hearing the news:
"I'm excited for Daniel.