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Pat Shurmur was on one phone welcoming the new Giants quarterback while at the same time Dave Gettleman was on another phone, reassuring the old quarterback that he is not on his way out, at least not yet.
The dueling calls were necessary because the Giants surprised the football world on Thursday by selecting quarterback Daniel Jones of Duke with the sixth pick in the N.F.L. draft, in the hope that he will eventually replace Eli Manning as the franchise quarterback.
The Giants, who made a bold selection last year when they chose running back Saquon Barkley with the second overall pick, generated much of the buzz of the first night of this year’s draft by taking Jones and two other players in the first round.