Daniel Jones granted his release by the Giants

Daniel Jones asked for and was granted his release from the Giants on Friday morning, the team announced.

“Daniel came to see me this morning and asked if we would release him," Giants president John Mara said in a statement released through the team. "We mutually agreed that would be best for him and for the team. Daniel has been a great representative of our organization, first class in every way. His handling of this situation yesterday exemplifies just that."

Jones spoke to the media on Thursday for the first time after the Giants informed him on Monday he would be benched and third-stringer Tommy DeVito would be the starting quarterback.

Jones was the No. 6 overall draft by then-Giants general manager Dave Gettleman in 2019. He has struggled through most of those six seasons as he battled injuries and inconsistent play. In 2022, his first year under coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen, he did lead the Giants to the playoffs and a wild-card round victory.

Jones, 27, signed a four-year extension worth $160 million before the 2023 season and has gone 3-13 since. This season he has eight touchdown passes and seven interceptions. The last straw was a 20-17 overtime loss to the Panthers in Germany on Nov. 10.

Jones took ownership of his part in the team’s losing in his six seasons. He was 24-44-1 as a starter with 70 touchdown passes and 47 interceptions.

Jones on Thursday confirmed that the Giants are concerned that he will get hurt and trigger an injury clause that could cost them up to $23 million if he is not healthy enough to play at the start of next season.

"We are all disappointed in how things have worked out," Mara said. "We hold Daniel in high regard and have a great appreciation for him. We wish him nothing but the best in the future.”

With Neil Best