Quarterback Daniel Jones would be cleared to play if the New York Giants had a game this week, coach Brian Daboll said on Tuesday.
Jones missed the final six games, finishing the season on injured reserve, after suffering a neck injury Week 13 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Jones continued to practice for several weeks last season even after suffering what the Giants called a strained neck before being shut down and placed on IR. Even at the time the team said the only thing he was not cleared for was taking contact.
Jones said he was cleared at some point after the end of the 2021 regular season, calling the exact date “irrelevant.