Lawrence Tynes has entered the chat.
The previous Giants kicker weighed in after Tom Brady was vital of quarterback Daniel Jones’ dealing with of his exit in New York.
Jones requested for a launch from the Giants after dropping to fourth on the depth chart and being despatched to the scout crew. He’s set to signal with the Vikings for $375,000 as quickly as Friday.
“This is funny,” Tynes wrote on X, together with a video of Brady’s feedback. “The Raiders were all over Daniel Jones and wanted to sign him. You know, the team that Brady is minority owner of.”
The Raiders have been certainly interested by Jones after Gardner Minshew’s left collarbone harm dominated him out of the remainder of the season.
Whereas calling his first Thanksgiving Day sport for Fox Sports activities — an eventual 27-20 Cowboys win over the Giants at AT&T Stadium — Brady claimed he didn’t know precisely what went down with Jones however nonetheless didn’t approve of how Jones dealt with the scenario.
“I don’t know how that whole situation went down but to think that you’d ask for a release from a team that committed a lot to you is maybe different from how I would’ve handled that,” Brady stated.
“I always felt I wanted to get the trust and respect of my teammates regardless of the situation, knowing that I was trying to be the best I could for the team because that was the most important thing.”
Jones notably possessed an harm clause in his contract with the Giants, which might have assured him $23 million for subsequent yr if he bought injured and couldn’t move a bodily through the offseason.
He signed a four-year, $160 million extension with the Giants forward of the 2023 season.
The Giants benched Jones final week forward of the crew’s 30-7 loss to the Buccaneers, with Tommy DeVito beginning in his place.
Each side mutually parted methods, proprietor John Mara stated, earlier than Jones joined an NFC Contender within the Vikings.
He’s more likely to again up each beginning quarterback Sam Darnold and backup Nick Mullens, and might be a free agent after the season.