Benching Jones likely means shutting him down as the emergency third quarterback due to a $23 million injury guarantee for the 2025 season if he gets injured in a game or at the Giants’

The New York Giants are benching embattled QB Daniel Jones and will start Tommy DeVito, not Drew Lock, for the remainder of the season.

Daniel Jones’ time as starting quarterback for the Giants is over less than two years into the four-year $160 million contract he signed in March 2023. Sources confirmed to Newsday that Tommy DeVito will start on Sunday against the Bucs. DeVito has been the third-string quarterback all season with Drew Lock serving as the backup.