The New York Giants are expected to replace Daniel Jones as their starting quarterback after slumping to a fifth straight defeat earlier this month.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Tommy DeVito is set to come in for Jones and start the Giants’ Week 12 fixture against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium this coming Sunday.
Brian Daboll’s team are enduring another miserable campaign after winning just two of their opening 10 fixtures and losing their last five, leaving them bottom of the NFC East. Last season they finished third with a 6-11 record.
Jones, who suffered a torn ACL almost exactly one year ago, has failed to make an impact since returning from that injury, ranking 19th in the league for passing yards with a mere 2,070 and 28th for pass completion on just over 63 percent.
The 27-year-old also has the joint-27th highest number of touchdown passes this season with a mere eight through 10 appearances.
With their once faint hopes of making it into the playoffs now dead and buried, Daboll is planning to mix things up and throw DeVito, 26, in at quarterback against the Bucs this weekend.
The Giants head coach had hinted as much after last week’s dismal 17-20 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Germany, a game which saw Jones record just 190 yards and no touchdown passes while throwing two interceptions.
‘I’d say we got a lot of work to do here in the next few days, in the next week, and we’ll evaluate where we’re at and what we need to do,’ Daboll said about his quarterback dilemma after that defeat.
Former Illinois college star DeVito is in his second season in New York after being signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent in April 2023.
He made nine appearances in his rookie season, throwing nine touchdowns for 1,101 yards while completing 64 percent of his passes.
The two quarterbacks behind Jones on the depth chart in New York have been Drew Lock, who joined earlier this year after leaving the Seattle Seahawks, and DeVito – but it appears Daboll has opted for the latter.
After reportedly losing his starting place, Jones’ future with the Giants now looks more precarious than ever.
