We preface this — and all upcoming content about Daniel Jones’ free agency dance with the Giants — by saying it is early. Very, very early. We are mere hours into the NFL’s franchise tag window and a month out from the start of the new league year. A lot of things can and will change between now and then.
That said … if this is what the Giants are thinking, we’re going to be doing this for a while.
The Giants would like to keep Jones’ deal in the Kirk Cousins vicinity — an average of $35 million per year — but it is believed Jones is thinking Dak Prescott territory ($40 million per year) or even the Kyler Murray stratosphere (average of $46 million annually).