Daniel Jones wasn’t a widely popular pick by the Giants with the sixth overall selection in the NFL draft, but local history shows the Duke quarterback has a chance to reverse that first impression. Here are a few examples of players or coaches who initially were not popular acquisitions in New York but ended up being beloved by their respective fan bases.
Phil Simms, Giants
What better place to start than Jones’ position with his new team?
Simms even joked “most people have never heard of me” after Big Blue surprisingly grabbed him out of tiny Division 1-AA school Morehead State with the seventh overall pick in 1979.